Cyberwarfare

Iranian bot campaign targets Nova festival massacre survivors with severe online abuse, propaganda

A "sustained and multi-layered digital campaign" that hurls abusive comments and shares videos about the survivors is not being combated effectively by social media platforms.

Bereaved families, friends, and soldiers stand still as a two-minute siren sounds across Israel, marking Memorial Day which commemorates the fallen Israeli soldiers and victims of terror at the site of the Nova music festival massacre, in Re'im forest, near the Israel-Gaza border, April 21.
An illustration depicting a cyberattack on Iran's systems.

Iran says limited cyberattack disrupts services at four banks - report

 An illustration of a cyber hacker and the Iranian flag.

Iranian-backed group offers bounties on Israelis it claims intercepted Gaza Flotilla

 An illustration of a cyber hacker and the Iranian flag.

Iran-linked hackers targeted US, Israel and UAE, Palo Alto Networks says


What will Iran’s Oct. 7-level cyberattack on Israel look like? Cybersecurity official weighs in

Since the beginning of the war, the intensity of cyberattacks against Israel is at least three times higher, and expands to even more sectors.

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Lockbit cybercrime gang says it is back online following global police bust

The new Lockbit darkweb site showed a gallery of company names, each attached to a countdown clock marking the deadline within which that company was required to pay ransom.

 A 3D-printed Cyber word standing on PC motherboard is seen in this illustration picture, October 26, 2017.

US carries out cyberattack on Iranian warship in Red Sea - NBC News report

The US operation was meant to inhibit the Iranian ship’s ability to share intelligence with Houthi militants in Yemen.

Iranian warships are seen during a joint naval exercise with Russian navy in the Indian Ocean, Iran February 16, 2021. Picture taken February 16, 2021.

US imposes fresh sanctions over Iranian arms, cyber activity

The sanctions, announced in separate statements, represent Washington's latest efforts to punish Tehran, whose proxies in Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen and Gaza have attacked US and Israeli targets.

 Iranian flag flies in front of the UN office building in Vienna

Israeli civil servants' personal data latest casualty in Iranian cyber-war - report

Iran and Israel continue to wage a cyberwar in the shadows as a court orders the end of a gag order on the leak.

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Israeli cyber frontlines: Inside the digital warfare of the war with Hamas - Analysis

What we learned from helping Israeli companies handle wartime cyber-attacks.

 Cytactic founder, Dr. Nimrod Kozlovski.

Israeli CEO recruits Muslim hackers to fight Hamas in cyberwarfare

Doron Amir, CEO of CyTaka, successfully recruited hackers from Muslim countries to combat Hamas. In this interview, he explains their motivations.

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Generative AI sees spike in extremists propaganda use amidst Israel-Hamas war

Adam Hadley, the executive director of Tech Against Terrorism explained that there has been a sudden surge in such AI generated content, particularly surrounding the Israel-Hamas War since October 7.

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Israeli cyber group claims: We hacked Iranian oil infrastructure systems

They explained that these are systems that provide communication and internet infrastructure to many citizens, including Hezbollah's computer systems.

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How to defend yourself against Hamas’s cyberwarfare

Cyber safety expert Dr. Amir Gefen elaborates on the best practices to keep yourself safe against enemy cyber offensives.

 A man holds a laptop computer as cyber code is projected on him in this illustration picture taken on May 13, 2017.