'Early assessments and a quick response from the directorate and staff on the ground halted the attempts and no damage was caused,' said a joint statement issued by the Health Ministry and National Cyber Directorate on Sunday.
Women’s hackathon participants developed a number of innovative technologies, including a vibrating bracelet that alerts the hearing impaired of incoming rockets.
Israel is considered a global leader in the cybersecurity business, and approximately 25 percent of all global investments in cybersecurity go to Israel.
Hackers linked to Iran targeted the U.S. pharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences recently trying to gain access to the company working on cures for the COVID-19 virus.
The news service revealed that Hamas officials in the Gaza Strip have actively supported Jeremy Corbyn and the Labour Party’s campaign ahead of UK elections on Thursday.
While hackers already know how to control cars remotely using internet-enabled systems, Israeli tech wizards have developed new defenses to stop these criminals in their tracks.
Iranian nationals were indicted for computer hacking and information theft targeting hundreds of American universities, companies and government institutions.
Earlier this year, hackers sent more than four million messages reading, “Our motto forever Death to America, Death to the Jews,” to phone numbers in the Middle East, but failed, with only about 5,000 reaching mobile numbers in the United Arab Emirates.
A new group of hackers which operated in the Middle East and attacked major Israeli targets has been exposed recently, Israel’s Clear Sky and Minerva Labs revealed this week.