Four IDF soldiers die in Gaza tunnel ambush Military death toll rises to 604 as the war enters its sixth month • IDF destroys Hamas attack tunnels. Joshua Marks April 7, 2024
23andMe data breach targeted Jews A class action lawsuit against the DNA-testing company claims it didn’t notify customers that their personal information had made it onto the dark web. Jan. 31, 2024
IBM and the Holocaust In view of what IBM was able to accomplish on the Nazis’ behalf in the 1930s, the thought of what Big Tech is capable of today is sobering indeed. Edwin Black Feb. 18, 2021
A foreign entity’s dream hack The fact that a major Israeli insurance company was breached is more dangerous than it seems and is a very real cause for concern. Yoav Limor Dec. 2, 2020
US indicts two Iranians over cyber-theft campaign If convicted, Hooman Heidarian and Mehdi Farhadi face up to 37 years in prison, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Sept. 17, 2020
Watchdog group launches new way to track anti-Semitism in medical field A new database will serve as “a resource dedicated to helping the public become aware of anti-Semitic and bigoted doctors, nurses, med students and other medical professionals.” Sept. 17, 2020
Israel sues Volkswagen for $152 million over ‘fraudulent software’ According to the state prosecution, the vehicles would not have been allowed into the country if the real data on diesel engine emissions had been provided. July 7, 2020
Israel extends phone-tracking surveillance for three weeks According to data presented to Knesset’s intelligence subcommittee, 5,516 of 16,265 infected people were discovered by the high-tech surveillance program. May 5, 2020
Israel authorizes mass phone surveillance to stem spread of COVID-19 All data collected will be used “for the purpose of providing instructions to save lives” and be erased 60 days after the state of national emergency is lifted, says the head of Israel’s Shin Bet security agency. March 17, 2020
