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Iran-linked hackers used Israeli IT providers to target government bodies

Once installed, the tool can infiltrate programs used to access other computers. Malware disguised as legitimate updates sent by the IT provider can be sent to the customer. 

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Cyber proxy wars escalate as hackers shift to infrastructure targets

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Portugal warns foreign state-backed hackers targeting officials' and military messaging accounts

FBI agents monitor suspicious activity; illustrative.

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


World's cyber experts scramble to defend networks from suspected hackers

People familiar with the matter have said the hackers were believed to be working for the Russian government.

An information analyst works in front of a screen showing a near real-time map tracking cyber threats; California, December 29, 2014

Security breach on Emirati website leaked Israelis’ personal info.

The security breach allowed hackers easy access to their full names, passport pictures, addresses, passport numbers and more.

Teudat Zehut, Israeli ID card 370

With no cyber law, can gov’t stop Shirbit-style cyberattacks?

Top cyber lawyer tells 'Post' how INCD gets companies to reduce vulnerabilities

Israel National Cyber Directorate Chief Legal Adviser Amit Ashkenazi

Tel Aviv Municipality launches program to teach asylum seekers coding

Some participants are apparently seeking professions in hi-tech, while others wish to open their own businesses.

"Introduction to Coding" pilot course for asylum seekers at The Platform

Israeli researchers discover, fix Zoom vulnerability

In January 2020, Check Point discovered a vulnerability that would allow hackers to potentially identify and join active meetings.

Eric Yuan, CEO of Zoom Video Communications

Cyber wars: Check Point leads the way in defending Israel against hackers

Check Point Technologies provides cyber security for all digital platforms, and is a market leader and plays a key role in defending against hackers, both individuals and nations.

CEO of Check Point Technologies, Gil Shwed, with Avi Jorisch’s book, ‘Thou Shalt Innovate: How Israeli Ingenuity Repairs the World’ (Gefen Publishing House)

Czechs warn of imminent, large-scale cyberattacks on hospitals

The warning comes as hackers are targeting businesses, governments and healthcare organizations with attempts to steal sensitive information about the coronavirus outbreak.

A man types into a keyboard during the Def Con hacker convention in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.

WhatsApp bug allows hackers to plant malware using video files

Sending a "specially-crafted MP4 file to a WhatsApp user" could allow hackers to access information on users' phones.

Silhouettes of mobile users next to the Whatsapp logo, March 28, 2018.

Russia dismisses reports of Iranian hacking collusion as 'unsavory'

British security officials have said the Russian group, known as "Turla," used Iranian tools and computer infrastructure to successfully hack organizations in at least 20 different countries.

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U.S. government says travelers' photos taken in malicious cyber attack

A US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) subcontractor has inadvertently shared copies of traveler images and license plates in what CBP is describing as a “malicious cyber attack.”

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