This picture taken from Rafah shows smoke billowing following Israeli bombardments over Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on February 13, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas militant group. (Photo by SAID KHATIB / AFP) Google: Iranian, regional hacking operations that target Israel remain opportunistic but focused Objectives from the hacking groups include espionage, information operations or destructive activities, researchers say. Feb 13, 2024 By AJ Vicens
An Iranian flag waves in a wind outside the Vienna International Centre hosting the United Nations (UN) headquarters and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as the socalled EU 5+1 talks with Iran take place in Vienna, on July 3, 2014. (Photo by JOE KLAMAR/AFP via Getty Images) Microsoft: Iran is refining its cyber operations Stepped up coordination among Iranian cyber actors may improve their ability to hit U.S. critical infrastructure, Microsoft researchers say. Feb 7, 2024 By AJ Vicens
People wait at a gas station in Tehran on December 18, 2023 after a cyberattack disrupted fuel distribution. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP) Israel-linked hacking group claims attack on Iranian gas pumps The incident comes as Iranian-backed Houthi fighters step up attacks on commercial shipping vessels in the Red Sea. Dec 18, 2023 By Elias Groll
The American actor Elijah Wood, pictured here at a Hollywood premiere in March, was one of the American actors tricked into recording videos used in a Kremlin information operation. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) Russian information operation uses US celebrity Cameos to attack Zelensky Kremlin propagandists tricked a half dozen celebrities into recording videos urging Ukraine's president to seek treatment for substance abuse. Dec 7, 2023 By AJ Vicens
A picture taken on November 23, 2023, shows an Israeli flag near the Dome of the Rock shrine, Islam’s third holiest site, in Jerusalem’s Old City. (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP via Getty Images) Shadowy hacking group targeting Israel shows outsized capabilities A sophisticated campaign that has targeted Israel for at least 8 years shows evidence of improving its capabilities. Nov 27, 2023 By AJ Vicens
A Palestinian man walks amid the rubble of buildings hit in Israeli air strikes in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on October 24, 2023. (MAHMUD HAMS/AFP via Getty Images) Cyber operations linked to Israel-Hamas fighting gain momentum Amid a flurry of exaggerated claims of cyber attacks, experts caution that attacks on digital systems may intensify as the conflict drags on. Oct 24, 2023 By AJ Vicens
Fighters from the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Palestinian Hamas movement, attend a memorial service for the leader of the brigade Ibrahim Abu Al-Naja in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on June 10, 2017, after he was killed in an “accidental explosion” earlier in the month. (SAID KHATIB/AFP via Getty Images) Hamas-linked app offers window into cyber infrastructure, possible links to Iran The administrators of a news site linked to Hamas have struggled to keep it online amid fighting with Israel. Oct 19, 2023 By AJ Vicens
KFAR AZA, ISRAEL – OCTOBER 10: Israeli soldiers patrol, searching for Palestinians militants near kibbutz Kfar Aza near the border with Gaza on October 10, 2023 in Kfar Gaza, Israel. (Amir Levy/Getty Images) Savvy Israel-linked hacking group reemerges amid Gaza fighting Predatory Sparrow, which has been linked to an attack on an Iranian steel facility last year, reemerged after a long hiatus Monday. Oct 10, 2023 By AJ Vicens
An example of a decoy document used to bait Palestinian targets as part of Arid Viper hacking activity. (Cisco Talos) Researchers detect fresh wave of hacking attacks on Palestinian targets The research highlights a potent hacking group that might not be the most advanced, but doing enough to get the job done. Feb 2, 2022
A rattlesnake is seen in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on November 12, 2019. (Photo by CARL DE SOUZA / AFP) (Photo by CARL DE SOUZA/AFP via Getty Images) Facebook tackles hacking groups with apparent ties to Palestine, Hamas Facebook said it took steps to halt hackers associated with Hamas, as well as Palestine's Preventive Security Service. Apr 21, 2021 By Tim Starks