IDF Has Rebuffed 3B Cyberattacks Since Oct. 7, Colonel Claims

July 17, 2024 at 02:03AM The Israeli Defense Forces have thwarted around 3 billion cyberattack attempts since last fall, Colonel Racheli Dembinsky announced. The attacks surged after a terror assault in October, with hundreds of thousands of reservists mobilized for war. This spike in cyber threats is attributed to nation-states and hacktivist groups, doubling the … Read more

Ransomware Attacks on Industrial Orgs Increasingly Impact OT Systems: Survey

December 7, 2023 at 07:00AM Claroty’s report reveals that ransomware attacks are increasingly affecting Operational Technology (OT) systems in industrial organizations. Meeting Takeaways: 1. A report by Claroty indicates a rise in ransomware attacks targeting industrial organizations. 2. Operational Technology (OT) systems are increasingly being impacted by these ransomware attacks. 3. These findings have been … Read more

Malicious ‘Airstrike Alert’ App Targets Israelis

October 16, 2023 at 05:07PM Cyber attackers are using a modified version of the RedAlert application, which warns Israelis of incoming airstrikes, to collect sensitive data from users. The spoofed version gives cybercriminals access to contacts, call logs, SMS details, and other information. Users who installed the Android version of the app from a specific … Read more