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Pro-Iran hackers claim cyberattack on Spotify, cite ‘revenge’ for Khamenei's killing - report

Users reported issues accessing Spotify on Wednesday evening around 8 p.m., according to the report, which cited Downdetector. 

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  A soldier from the elite anti-guerrilla unit EGOZ in a training exercise.

Hezbollah, Iranian hacktivists publish target list of IDF Egoz veterans as 'senior officers'

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Psychological warfare: Israelis receive threatening WhatsApp messages, likely from Iranian hackers

IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi attends a Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on January 28, 2025.

Pro-Iranian hacking group Handala claims breaching ex-IDF chief Halevi's phone


Italy ends spyware contract with Israeli company Paragon, parliamentary document shows

Italy ended a contract with Israeli spyware maker Paragon after allegations of spying on critics, citing national security.

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Shin Bet foils 85 Iranian cyber infiltration attempts on Israelis

Among those targeted were senior officials in the defense establishment, political figures, journalists, academics, and media professionals.

 A conversation between an Iranian agent posing as Government Secretary Yossi Fuchs, and an Israeli.

Bat Yam resident to be extradited to US for massive crypto hack scandal

A suspect in a major 2022 US crypto breach was caught trying to flee from Israel under a new name and passport.

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Palestinian man arrested for hacking female hostage's medical records out of 'curiosity'

According to the police, he accessed the hostage’s medical records out of "curiosity."

 Israel police arrests a terror suspect in east Jerusalem

Meta's WhatsApp says Israeli spyware company Paragon targeted scores of users

The WhatsApp official told Reuters that it had detected an effort to hack approximately 90 users of its platform.

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Iranian hackers broadcast rocket sirens, pro-terror songs at 20 Israeli kindergartens

The breach reportedly exploited Maager-Tec's interfaces, which are responsible for emergency button systems at various institutions across Israel.

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Israeli investigator linked to 'hack and leak' scandal involving Exxon, MBS

The Israeli investigator had previously exposed an international terror financing network.

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Trump's pick for FBI head, Kash Patel, targeted by Iranian hackers

Patel was recently informed by the bureau that Iranian hackers had managed to access at least some of Patel's communications. 

 PRESCOTT VALLEY, ARIZONA - OCTOBER 13: Former Chief of Staff to the U.S. Secretary of Defense Kash Patel speaks during a campaign rally for U.S. Republican presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump at Findlay Toyota Center on October 13, 2024 in Prescott Valley, Arizona.

Chinese hackers collected audio from unnamed Trump campaign adviser - report

A Trump adviser told the Washington Post that some senior staffers are now using encrypted devices to make basic phone calls.

 A sign is posted on the exterior of a Verizon store on September 30, 2024 in Daly City, California. A widespread Verizon outage is affecting tens of thousands of Verizon customers across the country and is disrupting their ability to make calls, texts and access the internet.

23andMe agrees to $30M settlement over data breach that targeted Jewish and Chinese users

23andMe will pay $30M for a data breach targeting Ashkenazi Jews and Chinese customers, as a hacker named "Golem" leaked nearly 1M Jewish profiles, calling it "most valuable data."

 The genetic data testing company 23andMe was the target of a hack aimed at users with Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry.