Cybersecurity

Western intelligence warns of Iranian cyber campaign using spyware against activists, press

Britain's National Cyber Security Center said Iranian state-linked cyber actors had used a spyware family known as "CHOSEN BRICK" to steal emails, messages, and other sensitive information.

An illustrative photo of a laptop displaying the Iranian flag, representing Iran in a digital or cyber context, March 27, 2026.
A man holds a laptop computer as cyber code is projected on him in this illustration picture.

Israeli experts are warning that AI is exponentially increasing cyber threats

Hacker stealing money

Israeli company finds over one million online fraud cases, including fake hostage forum listings

 An aerial view of Hebrew University of Jerusalem's Mount Scopus campus.

Israel’s higher education is becoming another casualty in constant crises - opinion


The new and surprising investment by Assi Cohen and Lior Suchard

Israeli company Huskeys celebrates a major funding round that attracted not only the world’s largest private equity firm, but also local entertainment stars.

Roy Weisfeld and Itai Gafni

'One in six attacks': Israel was most targeted nation by hacktivism campaigns in first half of 2026

Ron Meyran, vice president of Cyber Intelligence at Radware, said that the most worrying data is that the gap between Israel and the other countries continues to widen.

An illustration of Israeli data being hacked.

When AI becomes a double agent - opinion

The zero-click era has reached the world of AI, so why are most organizations trying to fight it with yesterday’s weapons?

A person holding a smartphone displaying an AI folder with icons for ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude, and Grok among a backdrop of greenery.

OpenAI commits $1 billion to cyberdefense effort amid growing AI safety scrutiny

OpenAI on Thursday, alongside the cybersecurity initiative, also unveiled Astra, a new AI model it described as its most capable yet but said can at times attempt to evade human monitoring.

Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI.

Blackstone leads investment in Israeli cybersecurity firm fighting AI traffic threat

Huskeys, founded in 2025 by IDF’s Unit 8200 alumni Itai Gafni (CEO) and Roy Weisfeld (CTO), emerged from stealth five months ago and has investments from the world’s largest alternative asset manager.

Huskeys, a company founded in 2025 by two IDF's Unit 8200 graduates, announced a $27 million investment.

'Israel needs its supporters to be here': Paraguay’s ambassador seeks lasting ties

Alejandro Rubin points to growing beef exports and water cooperation, while acknowledging delays in implementing other agreements.

Paraguayan Ambassador to Israel Alejandro Rubin Cymerman speaks to The Media Line, September 1, 2026.

Israeli AI security company Alice raises $140m. in latest financing round

Alice provides AI safety solutions across the full lifecycle of AI systems. The financing round brings the total amount raised to $280 million

AI is reshaping the digital world, raising questions about who owns and controls our personal data.

Hacker group claims mass data theft from dozens of companies, including Philips, Shell, Fiserv, GE

Philips said it had been targeted by Cl0p while Shell said it was aware of a recent "possible incident," confirming an earlier report on Thursday by Dutch media outlet BNR.

Hacker attack

Trump enlists private sector cyber firms in new offensive against foreign criminal groups

The idea of private sector firms participating in cyber operations against criminal and other targets is not new, and has been controversial in the past.

An illustrative image of a technical team in a governmental cyber environment with the USA flag.

'Whether you like it or not': The Israeli VC on who's really buying Israeli tech

IL Ventures co-founder Yoni Heilbronn on the death of globalization and the defense-tech bubble.

 Yoni Heilbronn: 'It's every man for himself'