Security News

Iranian Tortoiseshell Hackers Targeting Israeli Logistics Industry
2023-05-24 13:49

At least eight websites associated with shipping, logistics, and financial services companies in Israel were targeted as part of a watering hole attack. Tel Aviv-based cybersecurity company ClearSky attributed the attacks with low confidence to an Iranian threat actor tracked as Tortoiseshell, which is also called Crimson Sandstorm, Imperial Kitten, and TA456.

Israeli Spyware Vendor QuaDream to Shut Down Following Citizen Lab and Microsoft Expose
2023-04-17 16:32

Israeli spyware vendor QuaDream is allegedly shutting down its operations in the coming days, less than a week after its hacking toolset was exposed by Citizen Lab and Microsoft. The company's board of directors are looking to sell off its intellectual property, the report further added.

3D Printed Steak: Israeli company unveils lab-grown beef chunks
2022-09-15 16:48

As the name implies, these are bite-sized meat chunks developed using a 3D printing process that operates on lab-grown beef. "Omakase Beef Morsels are an innovative culinary and technological achievement inspired by the marbling standard of Wagyu beef and designed as a meat lover's delicacy for premium dining experiences," explains Steakholder Foods.

3D Printed Food? Israeli company unveils cultured steak, beef morsels
2022-09-15 16:48

As the name implies, these are bite-sized meat chunks developed using a 3D printing process that operates on lab-grown beef. "Omakase Beef Morsels are an innovative culinary and technological achievement inspired by the marbling standard of Wagyu beef and designed as a meat lover's delicacy for premium dining experiences," explains Steakholder Foods.

Iranian Hackers Exploiting Unpatched Log4j 2 Bugs to Target Israeli Organizations
2022-08-27 03:23

Iranian state-sponsored actors are leaving no stone unturned to exploit unpatched systems running Log4j to target Israeli entities, indicating the vulnerability's long tail for remediation. The attacks are notable for using SysAid Server instances unsecured against the Log4Shell flaw as a vector for initial access, marking a departure from the actors' pattern of leveraging VMware applications for breaching target environments.

Suspected Iranian Hackers Targeted Several Israeli Organizations for Espionage
2022-08-23 11:44

A suspected Iranian threat activity cluster has been linked to attacks aimed at Israeli shipping, government, energy, and healthcare organizations as part of an espionage-focused campaign that commenced in late 2020. Cybersecurity firm Mandiant is tracking the group under its uncategorized moniker UNC3890, which is believed to conduct operations that align with Iranian interests.

US military contractor moves to buy Israeli spy-tech company NSO Group
2022-07-11 13:00

US security technology provider L3Harris has courted controversial Israeli spyware firm NSO with an aim to buy it, according to reports. The New York Times claims L3Harris in recent months sent a team to Israel to try to smooth passage of the deal, which was made challenging by US president Joe Biden's decision to blacklist NSO following the use of its Pegasus software to crack phones of politicians and campaigners.

Israeli air raid sirens triggered in possible cyberattack
2022-06-22 18:00

Air raid sirens sounded for over an hour in parts of Jerusalem and southern Israel on Sunday evening - but bombs never fell, leading some to blame Iran for compromising the alarms. While the perpetrator remains unclear, Israel's National Cyber Directorate did say in a tweet that it suspected a cyberattack because the air raid sirens activated were municipality-owned public address systems, not Israel Defense Force alarms as originally believed.

State-Sponsored Phishing Attack Targeted Israeli Military Officials
2022-06-16 11:59

An advanced persistent threat group, with ties to Iran, is believed behind a phishing campaign targeting high-profile government and military Israeli personnel, according to a report by Check Point Software. Targets of the campaign included a senior leadership in the Israeli defense industry, the former U.S. Ambassador to Israel and the former Deputy Prime Minister of Israel.

Microsoft Blocks Iran-linked Lebanese Hackers Targeting Israeli Companies
2022-06-04 01:43

Microsoft on Thursday said it took steps to disable malicious activity stemming from abuse of OneDrive by a previously undocumented threat actor it tracks under the chemical element-themed moniker Polonium. In addition to removing the offending accounts created by the Lebanon-based activity group, the tech giant's Threat Intelligence Center said it suspended over 20 malicious OneDrive applications created and that it notified affected organizations.