ICS/OT Israeli Group Claims Lebanon Water Hack as CISA Reiterates Warning on Simple ICS Attacks Unsophisticated methods can still be used to hack ICS/OT — even so, many cyberattack claims are likely exaggerated. Eduard KovacsSeptember 26, 2024
Cyberwarfare Hundreds of Pagers Exploded in Lebanon and Syria in a Deadly Attack. Here’s What We Know. Between 3 to 5 grams of a highly explosive material were concealed inside pagers prior to their delivery to Hezbollah, and then remotely triggered... Associated PressSeptember 17, 2024
Cyberwarfare Hezbollah Members Among Hundreds Wounded after Pagers Explode in Lebanon and Syria, Officials Say A Hezbollah official speculated that malware may have caused the pagers to heat up and explode, wounding 2,750 people — 200 of them critically. Associated PressSeptember 17, 2024
Artificial Intelligence Data Access Platform PVML Launches With $8 Million in Funding Tel Aviv startup banks seed funding for technology to help organizations connect, secure, and provide access to multiple data sources. Ionut ArghireApril 11, 2024
Funding/M&A Permit.io Raises $8 Million for Authorization Platform Tel Aviv startup raises $8 million in Series A funding to help developers add secure access approval flows to applications. Ionut ArghireFebruary 16, 2024
Nation-State Iran Ramps Up Cyberattacks on Israel Amid Hamas Conflict: Microsoft Iran’s offensive cyber operations against Israel went from chaotic in October 2023 to targeting new geographies a month later. Ionut ArghireFebruary 8, 2024
Funding/M&A Ionix Adds $15M to Series A Funding Round Ionix, formerly known as Cyperpion, has attracted $15 million in new capital to complete a $42 million Series A funding round. SecurityWeek NewsFebruary 6, 2024
Malware & Threats US Slaps Sanctions on ‘Dangerous’ Iranian Hackers Linked to Water Utility Hacks The US government slaps sanctions against six Iranian government officials linked to cyberattacks against Israeli PLC vendor Unitronics. Ryan NaraineFebruary 2, 2024
Funding/M&A Identity Security Firm Silverfort Lands $116 Million Investment Israeli late-stage startup Silverfort raises a whopping $116 million in new financing to scale its ambitions in the identity security space. Ryan NaraineJanuary 23, 2024
Cyberwarfare Palestinian Hackers Hit 100 Israeli Organizations in Destructive Attacks A group of claimed Palestinian state cyber warriors has hit over 100 Israeli organizations with wipers and data theft. Ionut ArghireJanuary 3, 2024
Cyberwarfare Iranian Cyber Spies Use ‘LionTail’ Malware in Latest Attacks Check Point reports that an Iranian APT has been observed using a new malware framework in targeted attacks in the Middle East. Ionut ArghireNovember 1, 2023
Malware & Threats Spyware Caught Masquerading as Israeli Rocket Alert Applications A threat actor targets Israelis with spyware masquerading as an Android application for receiving rocket alerts. Ionut ArghireOctober 16, 2023