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Pierluigi Paganini August 13, 2020

Israel announced to have foiled an attempted cyber-attack on defence firms

Israel ‘s defence ministry announced to have foiled an attempted cyber attack by a foreign threat actors group targeting the country’s defence manufacturers. The Israeli defence ministry announced on Wednesday that it had foiled a cyber attack carried out by a foreign threat actor targeting the country’s defence manufacturers. According to the officials, the attack […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 20, 2020

Two more cyber attacks hit Israel’s water facilities in June

In April a cyber attack hit an Israeli water facility, last week, officials revealed two more cyber attacks against other water management facilities. In April an attack hit an Israeli water facility attempting to modify water chlorine levels, last week officials from the Water Authority revealed two more cyber attacks on other facilities in the […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 28, 2020

Israel ’s national cyber chief warns of rising of cyber-warfare

Israel ’s national cyber chief acknowledged the country had thwarted a major cyber attack in April against its water systems. Israel’s national cyber chief Yigal Unna officially confirmed that the country in April had thwarted a major cyber attack against its water systems. The media, citing officials that spoke under condition of anonymity, attributed the […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 20, 2020

Israel is suspected to be behind the cyberattack on Iranian port

Israel is likely behind the recent cyberattack which disrupted some operations at Iran’s Shahid Rajaei Port, located near the Strait of Hormuz. A couple of weeks ago, Iranian officials announced that hackers damaged a small number of systems at the port of Shahid Rajaei in the city of Bandar Abbas. Bandar Abbas is the capital of Hormozgān […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 18, 2019

Facebook banned Archimedes Group, misinformation made in Israel

A new political misinformation campaign was uncovered and blocked by Facebook, this time it was not operated by Russia but Israel’s Archimedes Group Facebook uncovered and blocked a misinformation campaign powered by Israel’ Archimedes Group, the corporation used fake accounts to manipulated political campaigns. According to Facebook, the Archimedes Group used hundreds of pages, accounts, […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 06, 2019

IDF hit Hamas, it is the first time a state launched an immediate physical attack in response to a cyber attack

Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launched a physical attack on Hamas It could be the first time that a state responds with a conventional strike to a cyber attack. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has launched a physical attack on Hamas in response to an alleged cyber attack. A strike launched by Israeli forces targeted a […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 29, 2019

Netanyahu accuses Iran of cyber attacks carried out daily

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accuses Iran of launching cyber-attacks on its country with a daily basis. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu revealed that Iran launched cyber-attacks on Israel on a daily basis, but its experts are able to block them. “Iran attacks Israel on a daily basis,” Netanyahu declared during a cyber conference in Tel Aviv. […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 19, 2018

Israel aims at hardening aviation industry assets from cyberattack

The defense and aviation industries are particularly exposed to cyber attacks and are adopting new countermeasures to harden their infrastructure and aircraft. Crook and nation-state actors continue to target defense and aviation industries and in some case, the increasing level of sophistication of the attacks is creating great concerns. The Israeli government is moving to harden aviation assets from […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 01, 2018

Iran hit by a more aggressive and sophisticated Stuxnet version

Iran’s strategic network was hit by a new destructive and sophisticated version of the Stuxnet cyber weapon, the Hadashot TV reports. According to the Hadashot TV, Iran’s strategic network was hit by a destructive malware-based attack hours after Israel revealed the Mossad had thwarted an Iranian murder plot in Denmark, and days after Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani’s phone […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 06, 2018

Hamas cyber-operatives lure Israeli soldiers to spyware hidden in tainted apps

Israeli military intelligence accused Hamas operatives of creating tainted apps to lure soldiers into downloading spyware onto their phones. According to a report published by the Israeli military, Hamas hackers are attempting to lure Israel Defence Forces (IDF) soldiers into installing tainted apps on their devices. Israeli military already blamed Hamas of similar attacks, but this […]

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Israel announced to have foiled an attempted cyber-attack on defence firms

Two more cyber attacks hit Israel’s water facilities in June

Israel ’s national cyber chief warns of rising of cyber-warfare

Israel is suspected to be behind the cyberattack on Iranian port

Facebook banned Archimedes Group, misinformation made in Israel

IDF hit Hamas, it is the first time a state launched an immediate physical attack in response to a cyber attack

Netanyahu accuses Iran of cyber attacks carried out daily

Israel aims at hardening aviation industry assets from cyberattack

Iran hit by a more aggressive and sophisticated Stuxnet version

Hamas cyber-operatives lure Israeli soldiers to spyware hidden in tainted apps

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