Tag: Hacking
Microsoft: Iran sought to hack US presidential campaign
An apparent Iranian government-linked hacking group unsuccessfully attempted to interfere in a U.S. presidential campaign over a 30-day span between August and September, according to Microsoft on Friday.
The company didn’t specify which campaign was...
Hackers interrupt Eurovision broadcast with fake missile warning from Israeli military
Hackers interrupted the Eurovision Song Contest broadcast on the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (Kan) website Tuesday, streaming a fake Israel Defense Forces’ video message warning all viewers near the contest venue to immediately seek...
Report: Former Israeli prime minister Barak’s phone data accessed by Iran
Less than a week after Hadashot 12 reported that Blue and White Party leader Benny Gantz had his phone hacked by Iran, a similar report emerged on Sunday.
According to the “Uvda” investigative news program,...
Million-plus Israeli websites target of ransomware hack
A massive hacking attempt to infest more than a million Israeli websites with ransomware that would lock administrators out until they agreed to pay was thwarted over Shabbat, though many pages were defaced with...