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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.

Israeli Entities Targeted by Cyberattack Using Donut and Sliver Frameworks
2024-07-03 03:56

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered an attack campaign that targets various Israeli entities with publicly-available frameworks like Donut and Sliver. The campaign, believed to be highly...

Head of Israeli cyber spy unit exposed ... by his own privacy mistake
2024-04-08 06:28

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A closer look at Israeli cybersecurity funding and M&A activity in 2023
2024-02-21 05:00

Last year was challenging for the global market, and the market downturn greatly affected even the historically resilient cybersecurity ecosystem. In this Help Net Security video, Merav Ben Avi, Content Manager at YL Ventures, talks about how the Israeli cybersecurity industry, much like the global one, skyrocketed in 2021 with record-breaking capital and an exceptional number of new startups and unicorns.

Iranian Hackers Launch Destructive Cyber Attacks on Israeli Tech and Education Sectors
2023-11-06 10:32

Israeli higher education and tech sectors have been targeted as part of a series of destructive cyber attacks that commenced in January 2023 with an aim to deploy previously undocumented wiper malware. "The attacks are characterized by attempts to steal sensitive data, such as personally identifiable information and intellectual property," Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 said in a new report shared with The Hacker News.