Cyberwarfare

UK energy chiefs briefed after Iran-linked cyber attack forces British power generator offline

A cyberattack took place in July and was attributed to Iran-linked hackers, forcing a small British generator offline for four days.

A cyber warrior at a computer
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.

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

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


Israelis receive fake terror attack warning to trick them into staying out of bomb shelters

The agency clarified that these alerts are fake and are sent in an effort to cause widespread panic. 

 The real danger is on the way to the shelter

Iran says it repelled 'the most widespread, complex' cyberattack

In 2021, a large cyber attack on Iranian petrol stations was said by Tehran to likely be caused by Israel.

Iranian flag and cyber code [Illustrative]

Cyber arms race: Can Israel stay ahead of the increased threats of the Israel-Hamas War? - watch

Perry describes how AI and machine learning are revolutionizing the field, how Israel keeps its dominance in the sector, and what the biggest cyber threats private citizens are facing today.

 Tomer Perry

Hackers from group that targeted the 'Post' on Oct. 7 indicted by United States

In addition to the Jerusalem Post, the hacking group targeted Israel's Red Alert systems and a hospital in Los Angeles.

 A screenshot of the Jerusalem Post confirming on social media that the news site was taken down in a cyber attack on October 9, 2023.

Secretive cyber warfare: What is the IDF's unit 8200?

Unit 8200 is the equivalent of the US National Security Agency or Britain's GCHQ and is the largest single military unit in the Israel Defense Forces.

 UNIT 8200 soldiers in action – working with data.

War on the cyber front: Iran may target Israel with cyberattacks - analysis

The State of Israel, including both the public and private sectors, must be vigilant and prepared on all cyber fronts for Iranian attacks.

 A smartphone with a displayed Iranian flag with the word "Cyberattack" and binary codes over it is placed on a computer motherboard in this illustration taken February 23, 2023.

Israeli hacker group takes responsibility for reported collapse of Wi-Fi in Iran

WeRedEvils has been operating in a non-official capacity since the beginning of the Israel-Hamas war.

( Illustrative) Iran conducts a cyber campaign to threaten Israeli athletes at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

From the West Bank to US campuses, Iran's psychological influence is spreading - interview

Aviram Bellaishe, vice president at the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, says Israel must work harder to counter Iranian psychological influence attempts

 PALESTINIAN TERRORISTS attend a protest against the killing of Palestinians in an Israeli strike at a tent camp in Khan Yunis, in the streets of Jenin.

Over 40 Indonesian agencies hit by cyberattack on data centers

44 government agencies, including key ministries, were targets of the ransomware attack, said an official from the communications ministry.

 Indonesia's flag (illustrative).

'We broke into IDF, hold quarter of a million documents,' hacker group Anonymous claims

Pro-Palestinian hackers allege that after penetrating the Justice Ministry, they now possess 20 gigabytes of data, including nearly a quarter-million documents related to the Israeli military.

The masked face of international hacker Anonymous