Israeli hacker faces extradition to the US from Norway As a minor in 2017, the Israeli made thousands of fake bomb threats to U.S. institutions, causing public mayhem. He applied for asylum in Norway after serving seven years of a 10-year sentence in Israel. JNS Staff Dec. 2, 2024
Iranian hackers threaten Israel’s financial system The Bank of Israel has convened a special preparedness meeting with representatives from banks, credit companies and other financial institutions, in cooperation with Israel's National Cyber Directorate. Nov. 13, 2024
US charges Iranian hackers for Trump campaign sabotage The three operatives, who are not in custody, managed to leak stolen material from the Republican nominee’s campaign to Democrat rivals, according to the indictment. Sept. 29, 2024
Israel’s Cellebrite plays key role in Trump shooting and Oct. 7 probes Crooks’ device posed unique security challenges that required advanced R&D capabilities to overcome, according to the company's chief products and technology officer. Yaakov Lappin July 30, 2024
Israeli startup Wiz could become Google’s biggest-ever buy The tech giant is in advanced talks to acquire the cloud cybersecurity company for some $23 billion. Joshua Marks and Amelie Botbol July 15, 2024
Israeli air base source of GPS spoofing attacks, say researchers The source of the disruptions was Ein Shemer Airfield, about four miles east of Hadera, they assert. July 4, 2024
US officials raise troubling allegations against suspended Iran envoy Top Republican legislators have asked the State Department to confirm whether a "hostile cyber actor" was able to download classified material improperly stored on Robert Malley's personal devices. Erez Linn May 8, 2024
‘Middle East 2.0’: Cybertech Global Tel Aviv 2024 Cybersecurity leaders from more than 60 countries gathered in Tel Aviv in the shadow of Israel's six-month war against Hamas. Amelie Botbol April 12, 2024