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More Details on Israel Sabotaging Hezbollah Pagers and Walkie-Talkies
The Washington Post has a long and detailed story about the operation that’s well worth reading (alternate version here). The sales pitch came from a marketing official trusted by Hezbollah with links ...

Iranian Internet Attacked by Israeli Hacktivist Group: Reports
Israeli hacktivist group WeRedEvils reportedly attacked Iran's Wi-Fi infrastructure, knocking out internet service in parts of the country amid growing tensions following Israel's assassination this week of a Hamas leader in Iran ...

Emerald Divide Uses GenAI to Exploit Social, Political Divisions in Israel Using Disinformation
Bad actors are always ready to exploit political strife to their own ends. Right now, they’re doing so with the conflict in the Middle East. A holistic defense against influence networks requires ...

DDoS Attackers Put Environmental Services Firms in Their Crosshairs
Environmental services websites are becoming significant targets for threat groups launching distributed denial-of-services attacks, with researchers at Cloudflare noting a staggering 61,839% year-over-year increase in the fourth quarter last year. The spike ...

Pro-Palestinian Threat Groups Expand Cyberwar Beyond Israel
As Israel’s military escalates its ground and air attacks in Gaza, the parallel cyberwar that spun up so quickly following the October 7 surprise raids by Hama terrorists appears to be changing ...

EU Wants Details from Meta, TikTok About Disinformation Measures
The European Union is putting more pressure on social media companies to crack down on disinformation that has been spreading rapidly on their platforms since the start of fighting between Israel and ...

Spoofed Rocket Alert App Targets Israeli Android Users with Spyware
As violence and protests spread in the chaotic war between Israel and Hamas, evidence of the parallel battle going on in cyberspace continue to emerge. It started almost immediately after the initial ...

A Growing Cyberwar in the Widening Israeli-Hamas Conflict
The unprecedented assault by Hamas on Israel over the weekend brought with it cyberattacks by a number of known threat groups, echoing what was seen in the runup and aftermath of Russia’s ...

Cyber Week 2023 & The Israel National Cyber Directorate Presents – Transportation Cybersecurity Summit
Many thanks to Israel’s Tel Aviv University for publishing their presenter’s tremendous Cyber Week 2023 security content on the Tel Aviv University’s TAUVOD YouTube channel. Permalink ...

Cyber Week 2023 & The Israel National Cyber Directorate Presents – Academic Perspectives on Cybersecurity Challenges
Many thanks to Israel’s Tel Aviv University for publishing their presenter’s tremendous Cyber Week 2023 security content on the Tel Aviv University’s TAUVOD YouTube channel. Permalink ...