Security News

Six Governments Likely Use Israeli Paragon Spyware to Hack IM Apps and Harvest Data
2025-03-20 10:56

The governments of Australia, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, Israel, and Singapore are likely customers of spyware developed by Israeli company Paragon Solutions, according to a new report from The...

Alleged Israeli LockBit Developer Rostislav Panev Extradited to U.S. for Cybercrime Charges
2025-03-14 15:07

A 51-year-old dual Russian and Israeli national who is alleged to be a developer of the LockBit ransomware group has been extradited to the United States, nearly three months after he was formally...

Funding soars in a milestone year for Israeli cybersecurity
2025-01-23 04:00

In this Help Net Security video, Or Salom, Analyst at YL Ventures, discusses the State of the Cyber Nation Report 2024. The report reveals resilience and growth in the Israeli cybersecurity...

US charges Russian-Israeli as suspected LockBit ransomware coder
2024-12-20 16:48

The US Department of Justice has charged a Russian-Israeli dual-national for his suspected role in developing malware and managing the infrastructure for the notorious LockBit ransomware group. [...]

Iranian Hackers Deploy WezRat Malware in Attacks Targeting Israeli Organizations
2024-11-15 17:57

Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a new remote access trojan and information stealer used by Iranian state-sponsored actors to conduct reconnaissance of compromised endpoints and...

ESET partner breached to send data wipers to Israeli orgs
2024-10-18 18:25

Hackers breached ESET's exclusive partner in Israel to send phishing emails to Israeli businesses that pushed data wipers disguised as antivirus software for destructive attacks. [...]

ESET denies it was compromised as Israeli orgs targeted with 'ESET-branded' wipers
2024-10-18 11:00

Says 'limited' incident isolated to 'partner company' ESET denies being compromised after an infosec researcher highlighted a wiper campaign that appeared to victims as if it was launched using...

Israeli orgs targeted with wiper malware via ESET-branded emails
2024-10-18 10:23

Attackers have tried to deliver wiper malware to employees at organizations across Israel by impersonating cybersecurity company ESET via email. The phishing email The attack took the form of a...

Israeli hacktivist group brags it took down Iran's internet
2024-08-02 16:40

Israel-based hacktivists are taking credit for an ongoing internet outage in Iran. "In the coming minutes we will attack systems and internet providers in Iran," WeRedEvils said on Telegram yesterday.

Iran's MuddyWater phishes Israeli orgs with custom BugSleep backdoor
2024-07-17 00:00

MuddyWater, an Iranian government-backed cyber espionage crew, has upgraded its malware with a custom backdoor, which it's used to target Israeli organizations. It's since moved on to phishing campaigns that deploy a new backdoor - dubbed BugSleep - according to Check Point Research.