Iran said it will start easing some of the world’s tightest internet restrictions by lifting its ban on WhatsApp and Google Play — a sign that authorities want to placate domestic opponents as the Islamic Republic faces major economic and foreign-policy challenges. Earlier on Tuesday, Iran’s Supreme Council of Cyberspace approved the lifting of … Read more
An Iranian response to Israel may include more than a barrage of missiles and drones but also waves of cyberattacks, which can be devastating in a different way. Last Wednesday, the X, formerly Twitter, account of Iran International reported that a severe cyberattack struck the Central Bank of Iran. Iran International claimed that in the attack, customer … Read more
The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) and other banks were targeted on Wednesday as part of a significant cyber attack that led to widespread disruptions in the country’s banking system, Iran International reported. #BREAKING A major cyberattack has targeted the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) and several other banks, leading to widespread disruptions in … Read more
Israel’s Land Authority must take action to fix insufficiencies in its cyber defense and other issues in its database, according to a report released Tuesday by Israel’s comptroller. The authority is tasked with managing the land in Israel as a resource for the development of the state and the benefit of the public, environment, … Read more
A federal jury in New Haven, Connecticut, convicted a Nigerian national today (Wednesday, 1 May) for operating a business email compromise scheme out of multiple countries, including the United States. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Okechuckwu Valentine Osuji, 39, and his co-conspirators targeted specific individuals and businesses by masquerading as trustworthy … Read more
Israel is still routing Iran in the real world impacts of cyberattacks, even if the Islamic Republic has rallied to cause increased harm to Israeli websites and through its social media influence campaigns, former IDF Intelligence Corps Unit 8200 Col. (res.) and Team 8 Chief Ideation Officer Bobby Gilburd said. Speaking to The Jerusalem … Read more
There’s little doubt that Israel will retaliate for Iran’s unprecedented air assault over the weekend. The question is: How? For more stories from The Media Line go to themedialine.org Will Israel send its air force out to flatten as many military and civilian targets as it can, as some members of Israel’s War Cabinet … Read more
Israel National Cyber Directorate Chief Gaby Portnoy discussed what a joint Iranian and Hezbollah October 7-level cyber attack on Israel will look like at the Cybertech Conference in Tel Aviv on Tuesday. Portnoy said that Tehran and the Lebanese terror group had already tripled the pace of their attacks on the Jewish state since … Read more
“Hostile elements” attempted to take over the communication network of an El Al plane flying from Phuket to Ben-Gurion Airport on Saturday night and divert it from its destination, KAN Reshet Bet reported on Sunday. The plane reached its destination safely. This is the second time such an incident has occurred in the past … Read more
The United States conducted a cyberattack recently against an Iranian military ship in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden that had been collecting intelligence on cargo vessels, NBC News reported on Thursday, citing three US officials. The cyberattack took place a week ago as part of a government response to a drone … Read more
