Shirbit Insurance

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Report: Israeli Finance Ministry reviews contract with hacked insurance company
December 8, 2020
“We take a grave view of the event and are monitoring developments in the matter,” Israeli Treasury says of the Shirbit Insurance breach.
The Shirbit Insurance company main offices in Netanya, Dec. 7, 2020. Photo by Flash90.
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As elections near, Israel’s comptroller to assess Central Election Committee’s cyber security
December 7, 2020
Following the recent high-profile cyber attack on a major insurance company, State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman’s office looks to safeguard the integrity of the voting process.
Israeli State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman attends a Finance Committee meeting at the Knesset, on Dec. 9, 2019. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.
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Hackers threaten to sell Israeli database to highest bidder after ransom demand refused
Assaf GolanIsrael HayomDecember 6, 2020
The “Black Shadow” group raises ransom demand for stolen Shirbit insurance data to nearly $4 million. “We will not cooperate with extortion attempts,” says the company.
Illustrative image. Credit: David Whelan via Wikimedia Commons.
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Major Israeli insurance firm hacked; prominent clientele information compromised
Inon Ben ShushanIsrael HayomDecember 2, 2020
“The organization that claimed responsibility for this hack could be a cover for a foreign intelligence agency, maybe even the Iranians,” says a cyber-security expert from the Holon Institute of Technology.
Illustrative image. Credit: David Whelan via Wikimedia Commons.
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