hackers

Suspected mastermind of Twitter hack pleads not guilty

17-year-old suspected mastermind of Twitter hack pleads not guilty to allegations he hijacked celebrity accounts.

Three people charged over high-profile Twitter attack

17-year-old Tampa teen among those facing charges linked to Twitter breach which targeted accounts of verified figures.

2 Chinese hackers charged with stealing COVID-19 research

Hackers allegedly stole 'hundreds of millions of dollars' in trade secrets over 10 years.

Twitter: Hackers manipulated our employees

Twitter apologizes for massive high-profile attack in which official accounts were broken into by hackers asking for Bitcoin.

Report: Israeli water facilities attacked again

Two cyberattacks on Israeli water facilities occurred recently, causing no damage.

Hackers break into high-profile Twitter accounts

Accounts of Joe Biden, Bill Gates and Kanye West among those hit by massive Twitter hack aimed at soliciting donations.

The Israeli game that will make you into a hacker

How do you learn cyber skills and become a professional hacker? New Israeli computer game will allow users to experience future now.

Russian hacker sentenced to nine years in prison

Russian national sentenced to prison for operating websites devoted to fraud and malicious cyber activities.

Jerusalem Post website hijacked by Islamist hackers

'Al Quds is our red line!' Israeli news site hacked by Turkish Islamist hackers, who replace content with anti-US, anti-Israel propaganda.

Report: Iranians tried to increase chlorine in Israel's water

Officials: Iranian hackers who targeted Israel’s water system tried to increase the amount of chlorine added to Israelis' water.

Iranian hackers target coronavirus drugmaker Gilead

Hackers linked to Iran targeted staff at company behind the experimental drug remdesivir which is said to help some coronavirus patients.

Supreme Court rejects Russian hacker appeal against extradition

Israel's top court upholds extradition order of Russian hacker Aleksey Burkov to the United States

Russian hacker to be extradited to the US

Justice Minister signs order extraditing Aleksey Burkov to the US despite Russian pressure.

Russian hacker: Do not approve my extradition

Russian hacker appeals to Justice Minister Amir Ohana, asks him not to approve his extradition to the US.

Russian hacker would even be prosecuted in Russia

Alexei Burkov's lawyer: Even if he goes to Russia he will be prosecuted.

Russian hacker: I'm also in prison because of political games

Russian hacker whose case has been linked to Naama Issachar's: I strengthen Naama and her family, I'm not a spy.

Microsoft: Iran-linked hackers tried to compromise US campaign

Microsoft says hacking group that appears to be linked to the Iranian government carried out a campaign against a US presidential campaign.

Israeli intel firm: Russian hackers hit Benny Gantz’s cellphone

CGI Group says Gantz's phone hit in “powerful and unprecedented attack by Russian hackers, a type we have never before encountered.”

Hackers break into Israeli Broadcasting Corporation's site

Pro-Palestinian hackers believed to be behind attack on website of Israeli Broadcasting Corporation during Eurovision semi-final.

Shin Bet head: Foreign hacking of Israeli elections

Shin Bet chief Nadav Argaman discovers foreign country intends to intervene in Israeli elections with hackers.

10 years for man behind JCC bomb threats

Ashkelon Hacker gets 10 years in prison and $16,000 fine for threatening thousands of institutions worldwide.

How hackers could use smart home devices to spy on you

Smart devices are supposed to increase convenience and security, but could be making your home, family, and data vulnerable.

Hacker behind US bomb threats convicted

Youth from Ashkelon threatened long list of US institutions, including many Jewish ones. Sentence to be given at later date.

Hackers attempt to knock Israeli out of Eurovision song contest

Anti-Israel hackers launch cyber attacks in bid to block votes for Israeli contestant at annual Eurovision music contest.

British teen: Accessing classified documents was 'kind of easy'

British teen gains access to classified documents by impersonating CIA and FBI directors.

Russian firm confirms Israeli accusations on theft of US intel

Kaspersky Lab admits to taking source code for a secret American hacking tool via its antivirus software after Israel discovered the theft.

Report: Israel found Russians using Kaspersky for hacks

Reports say Israeli intelligence officials spying on Russian government hackers found they were using Kaspersky Lab software.

Is your phone at risk?

Israelis work with Google to stop cellphone hackers

New chip prevents cellphone hackers from attacking phone systems. Researcher says 'there's no way for a phone to detect it's under attack.'

FireEye: No confidential information was accessed

Hackers break into cybersecurity firm, compromise bank, IDF documents, company insists nothing compromised, not their fault.

Pro-ISIS hackers break into U.S. government sites

Several government pages hacked with messages advocating support for ISIS.

Qatar: Neighboring countries hacked our news agency

Qatar accuses countries that cut ties with it of being behind cyber attack on Doha's state media.

Al-Jazeera comes under hacker attack

Pan-Arab satellite network says it is combating a large-scale cyber attack on its media platform.

Did Russian hackers cause rift with Qatar?

According to US reports, Russian hackers planted disinformation in Qatar state news agency, leading to crisis between Arab world and Qatar.

Did Russian 'fake news' cause Gulf crisis?

American officials believe Russian hackers breached Qatar's state news agency, contributing to crisis among Gulf states.

Father of JCC bomb scarer: My son is mentally-ill and autistic

The father of the Ashkelon hacker accused of making bomb threats to JCCs around US claims his son is 'mentally-ill and autistic.'

Hackers set off 156 sirens in Dallas

Hackers turn on 156 storm alert sirens in Dallas, leave them blaring for 90 minutes.

Printers at 3 colleges produce anti-Semitic fliers

Printers on the campuses of Stanford, Vanderbilt and California, Berkeley produce anti-Semitic fliers in a suspected hacking attempt.

Report: Former MI6 officer produced dossier on Trump

Christopher Steele, a former British intelligence officer, allegedly authored dossier on Trump’s activities and connections in Russia.

Trump doubles down on 'Nazi' tweet at news conference

President-elect defends tweet comparing the leak of a dossier containing allegations about him to the actions of Nazi Germany.

Do Russian hackers have compromising info on Trump?

Trump presented with intelligence documents showing that Russian operatives may have compromising information about him.

Obama vows retaliation for Putin's 'interference in elections'

Obama promises to retaliate against Russia, Trump says entire thing ploy to invalidate election results.

Hack on Yahoo hits more than a billion users

Yahoo says more than a billion users may have had data stolen in a hack dating back to August of 2013.

Check Point reveals 1,000,000 Google accounts were hacked

Israeli software security company Check Point revealed that hackers had breached more than a million Google accounts

Hackers take over Israeli television

Channel 2 and 10 newscasts temporarily disrupted by images of Muslim holy sites and the words "Allah is great".

Cyber attacks disrupt service on East Coast

Cyber attacks on internet infrastructure provider Dyn disrupt service on major sites such as Twitter and Spotify.

FBI investigating hacking of Democrats' mobile phones

FBI is investigating suspected attempts to hack mobile phones used by Democratic Party officials.

Mark Zuckerberg's social media accounts hacked

Facebook founder's Twitter and Pinterest accounts hijacked by hacker group called 'OurMine,' using breach in LinkedIn database.

Israel prepares to defend against 'Anonymous' online attacks

April 7 has traditionally been a date for anti-Israel hackers to attack Israeli and Jewish websites.

'Syrian Electronic Army' members face hacking charges

Hackers - 2 based in Syria and a third in Germany - charged in US court for crimes including false tweet of White House bomb.

Anonymous launches cyber war against Trump

Anonymous launches #OpTrump, calls for April 1 cyber attacks on the billionaire's websites.

Anonymous: We've taken down 5,000 ISIS accounts on Twitter

Anonymous hackers group says it took down more than 5,500 Twitter accounts belonging to ISIS, part of declared war on the organization.

US opens extradition proceedings against two Israeli hackers

Israel readies to send Gery Shalon and Ziv Orenstein to US to stand trial for massive hacking scheme against JPMorgn Chase.

ISIS Hackers Take Down Human Rights Monitor's Website

Hackers claiming affiliation with Islamic State threatened and took down website of Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

Anonymous Takes Down Canadian Government Website

Anonymous group claims cyberattack on Canadian government public website, cites new anti-terror law as the reason.

IDF to Establish New Cyber Command

Chief of Staff announces that IDF will form a cyber command to combat new challenges in online warfare.

Officials: Largest Cyberattack on US Government in History

Personal info of 4 million federal employees hacked; US points the finger at China, which denies the charges.

Report: Russian Hackers Read Obama's Emails

Some of Obama’s email correspondence was swept up by Russian hackers last year, say officials.

Russians Hacked Pentagon Network, Reveals Defense Secretary

Defense Secretary Ashton Carter reveals that Russian hackers accessed an unclassified Pentagon network earlier this year.

Researchers Say Arab Hackers Attacked IDF Systems

Security researchers tell Reuters that hackers penetrated computer networks associated with the IDF, which denies the report.

How Can You Survive Cyber Warfare?

Specialist provides 8 tips to make sure you aren't the next victim of the massive cyber attacks sweeping the internet.