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Government websites go dark after AI-discovered flaw sparks security scramble

Developers of the PHP programming language said Tuesday they had identified two critical vulnerabilities and urged users to update their sites as soon as a fix was released.

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ILLUSTRATION of cybercrime and hacking activity with a laptop displaying a pirate symbol.

‘The user is hacking himself’: How AI exposes Israel’s political inner circles - analysis

VISUAL DEPICTION OF A HACKER

Online ads helped deliver Israeli spyware to devices visiting Al Jazeera, 120,000 websites

View of the closed frozen food aisle at a supermarket near Nantes after a cyberattack targeted refrigeration systems at French supermarket chains, causing food losses and fires at several stores, France, October 12, 2026.

Hackers heat French supermarket fridges, sparking fires, spoiling food


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

Handala said on its website that the commandos would now become targets for the "resistance's shadows."

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

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

The pattern of the attack aligns with that of the Iranian hacker group Handala, which typically combines cyberattacks with psychological warfare targeting citizens.

 An illustration of a cyber hacker and the Iranian flag.

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

The group also published footage that appears to show Halevi holding meetings with senior Arab officials, including those from Qatar and Jordan.

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.

Iran-linked hackers claim breach of FBI director's personal email, DOJ official confirms break-in

A Justice Department official confirmed to Reuters that Patel's emails were compromised but did not go into detail.

FBI Director Kash Patel testifies before the Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on President Trump's proposed budget request for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, May 8, 2025.

Orthodox news site Yeshiva World News hacked in apparent Iranian cyberattack

The website featured for a while the words “Now we are under their control. The Zionists are handcuffed” in Farsi.

Yeshiva World News website hacked by Iran. March 18, 2026.

Iran's Melli, Sepah banks reported outages, service disruptions, IRGC-linked media report

Iranian authorities did not comment on whether the bank outages were caused by a cyberattack or were coincidental.

A man walks past another using an ATM machine of Iran's Melli Bank in Tehran on February 21, 2026; illustrative.

FBI 'identified and addressed' suspicious cyber activity on its networks, agency spokesperson says

The FBI has identified suspicious activity on its networks, focusing on wiretap and intelligence surveillance systems, but has not disclosed specifics or the scope of the incident.

FBI agents monitor suspicious activity; illustrative.

How Israel's cyber chief is navigating through the dystopian cyber-AI period - exclusive

Israel’s cyber chief Yossi Karadi warns AI is supercharging hackers, deepfakes, and mass attacks. In an exclusive interview, he outlines new defenses, counterstrikes, and a push for a cyber law.

ON THE front line of the cyber war, Israel has become one of the world’s most targeted countries for cyberattacks, with state-backed hackers increasingly using AI to probe government networks, companies, and critical infrastructure.

Iranian state TV hacked with message from Crown Prince Pahlavi as regime tightens media control

In Pahlavi's message shared with the public, the crown prince reportedly called on military personnel to join the Iranian people in protest against the Islamic regime.

Iran’s Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi, with the Iranian, Lion and Sun flag.

Iran-linked hacker group claims to hack servers of Israel's largest healthcare provider

Clalit has stated it is “examining the reliability of the message,” but has not confirmed that any patient data was compromised.

 An illustration of a cyber hacker and the Iranian flag.