Hacker

Iran-linked hacker group claims to have hacked, surveiled senior Mossad agent

Handala, an Iran-linked hacker group previously responsible for hacking the devices of Israeli officials, threatened that it would release a "shock" of information regarding Mossad.

Laptop and source code on the screen composing flag of Iran.
Illustrative image of a hacker with a China flag.

Chinese hacking group breaches email accounts of US House committee staff - FT

Hackers from the Handala group claimed to have hacked former MK Ayelet Shaked's phone.

Handala hackers claim to have hacked former MK Ayelet Shaked's phone, share pictures, videos online

Syrians holds flags as they gather to mark the first anniversary of Bashar al-Assad's fall, in Latakia, Syria December 8, 2025

Imposter Mossad agent uncovers Assad regime's plan to destabilize Syria


Phishing cyberattacks are on the rise, but Acronis helps stop them - opinion

Candid Wuest: Phishing now accounts for approximately 76% of all cyberattacks, and it’s increasingly difficult for everyday people to know what messages they receive are legitimate.

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Spain authorizes extradition of Briton who allegedly hacked Netanyahu, Biden

The accounts of Elon Musk, Barack Obama, Kim Kardashian, Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, Jeff Bezos, Michael Bloomberg and Kanye West were also hit.

22-year-old British citizen Joseph James O'Connor is led by Spanish police officers as he leaves a court after being arrested in connection with an alleged July 2020 Twitter hack that compromised the accounts of high-profile politicians and celebrities, according to the US Justice Department.

Israeli security expert behind worldwide election manipulation efforts - report

Israeli security expert and founder of Demomam International Tal Hanan found to head a team working to manipulate global politics.

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Technion University hacked; Cyber authority trying to assist

The cyberattack against the university has taken the form of a ransomware attack.

 A campus view of the Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, in the northern Israeli city of Haifa, on February 19, 2019.

Italy sounds alarm on large-scale computer hacking attack

Servers had been compromised in other European countries such as France and Finland as well as the US and Canada.

HACKERS AND cybersecurity

Iran behind hack of French magazine Charlie Hebdo, Microsoft says

The magazine was hacked in early January after it published a series of cartoons that negatively depicted Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei.

 An Iranian cleric holds a picture of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, during a protest to condemn the French magazine Charlie Hebdo for republishing cartoons insulting Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in front of the French Embassy in Tehran, Iran, January 8, 2023

Soon AI will battle AI in cyberspace, Israeli experts predict

Cybersecurity companies race to find solutions as generative artificial intelligence is expected to lead to spike in cyberattacks

 Cybertech Tel Aviv 2023. Photo taken on Jan. 31, 2023

US lawmakers ask for documents on Russian hackers targeting nuclear labs

The Department of Energy - which is responsible for America's nuclear labs - and the Russian Foreign Affairs Ministry did not immediately return messages seeking comment.

VISUAL DEPICTION OF A HACKER

Iran says it foiled cyberattack targeting central bank servers

Anonymous and other global hacking groups threatened in October to launch cyberattacks on Iranian institutions and officials.

A man walks past the Central bank of Iran in Tehran, Iran August 1, 2019

Twitter hacked, 200 million user email addresses leaked, researcher says

The breach “will unfortunately lead to a lot of hacking, targeted phishing and doxxing,” Alon Gal, co-founder of Israeli cybersecurity-monitoring firm Hudson Rock, wrote on LinkedIn.

 Person touch "Delete app" icon near Twitter logo are seen in this illustration taken, December 19, 2022.