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Israel covers cybersecurity and information-security developments connected to Israel, including incidents, policy, privacy, advisories, research, and news affecting organizations, public services, and digital systems in the area.
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Israeli surveillance firm NSO Group reportedly used multiple zero-day exploits, including an unknown one named "Erised," that leveraged WhatsApp vulnerabilities to deploy Pegasus spyware in zero-click attacks, even after getting sued. [...]
Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a new remote access trojan and information stealer used by Iranian state-sponsored actors to conduct reconnaissance of compromised endpoints and execute malicious commands
APT Wirte is doing double duty, adding all manner of supplemental malware to gain access, eavesdrop, and wipe data, depending on the target.
A threat actor affiliated with Hamas has expanded its malicious cyber operations beyond espionage to carry out disruptive attacks that exclusively target Israeli entities
The Iranian threat actor known as TA455 has been observed taking a leaf out of a North Korean hacking group's playbook to orchestrate its own version of the Dream Job campaign targeting the aerospace industry by offering fake jobs since at least September 2023
'Wirte' Threat Actor Used Wiper That Checks if Victim Is Located in IsraelHackers likely connected to Palestinian militants Hamas were behind wiper attacks detected in October against Israeli organizations including hospitals and municipalities. Israeli cybersecurity firm Check Point on Tuesday attributed the attacks to a group tracked as Wirte.