Security News

Israel Approves Extradition to US of Russian 'Hacker'
2019-10-31 09:45

Israel's justice minister Wednesday approved the extradition of a Russian alleged hacker to the United States, where he is wanted for fraud. "After thorough discussions these last few weeks with...

Passion, ingenuity and hard work: The cybersecurity startup story of Israel
2019-08-01 05:15

According to Start-Up Nation Central (SNC), there are currently 400 cybersecurity start-ups operating in Israel. In 2018, they raised over $1.2 billion in 96 rounds of funding. That is more money...

Israel's NSO Group: Our malware? Slurp your cloud backups plus phone data? They've misunderstood
2019-07-19 17:00

After report claimed its sales pitches boasted of doing that Israeli spyware firm NSO Group has denied it developed malware that can steal user data from cloud services run by Amazon, Apple,...

Israel Spyware Firm Can Mine Data From Social Media: FT
2019-07-19 16:11

An Israeli spyware firm thought to have hacked WhatsApp in the past has told clients it can scoop user data from the world's top social media, the Financial Times reported Friday. read more

London Gallery Chief Quits After Israel Spyware Report
2019-06-18 16:14

The head of London's Serpentine Galleries, Yana Peel, resigned on Tuesday following a newspaper report about her links to a controversial Israeli spyware firm. The board of trustees of the...

Israel Spyware Firm NSO Operates in Shadowy Cyber World
2019-05-15 15:05

An Israeli spyware company named in a Financial Times report on a WhatsApp security flaw prides itself on "rigorous, ethical standards" despite previous links to alleged espionage. - Pocket spy - read more

Israel Neutralizes Cyber Attack by Blowing Up A Building With Hackers
2019-05-13 01:18

The Israel Defense Force (IDF) claims to have neutralized an "attempted" cyber attack by launching airstrikes on a building in Gaza Strip from where it says the attack was originated. As shown in...

Israel Bombs Hamas Cyber HQ in Response to Cyberattack
2019-05-06 13:29

Israel claims it has bombed a building housing Hamas cyber operatives in response to a cyberattack launched by Gaza’s ruling militant group over the weekend. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said...

Israel Neutralizes Cyber Attack by Blowing Up Building with Jihadist Hackers
2019-05-06 08:03

The Israel Defense Force (IDF) claims to have neutralized an "attempted" cyber attack by launching airstrikes on a building in Gaza Strip from where it says the attack was originated. As shown in...

Israel Seeks to Beat Election Cyber Bots
2019-02-01 15:45

Amy Spiro is one of many Israeli journalists who recently received a direct message on her Twitter account linking to a sensational news story. The sender, using the Jewish-sounding name "Bina...