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At the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Israeli security firms play defense against drone, cyber threats

CYBER AFFAIRS: One cybersecurity company, KELA Group, referred to the World Cup, which is ongoing in the US, Mexico, and Canada, as the “largest digital battlefield in history.”

A FIFA WORLD CUP 2026 security member at pitch side in Toronto Stadium in June.
 A Russian flag is seen on the laptop screen in front of a computer screen on which cyber code is displayed, in this illustration picture taken March 2, 2018.

US charges suspected Russian hacker with facilitating cyber campaign

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Cyber proxy wars escalate as hackers shift to infrastructure targets

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Portugal warns foreign state-backed hackers targeting officials' and military messaging accounts


Russia cracks down on REvil ransomware group

Law enforcement agencies are finally recognizing the threat posed by cybercriminals, Israel’s Sygnia cybersecurity firm asserted.

Artyom Zayets, detained on suspicion of the illegal circulation of means of payment as a member of the REvil ransomware crime group, stands inside a defendants' cage during a court hearing in Moscow, Russia, January 15, 2022.

Latest Russian cyberattack targeting hundreds of US networks - Microsoft

Just a small percent of the latest attempts were successful, Microsoft told the New York Times, which first reported the breach, but it gave no further details.

 View of the Microsoft offices in Herzliya, Israel, on May 28, 2021

Putin: Russia would accept conditional handover of cyber-criminals to US

The White House has said Biden will bring up ransomware attacks emanating from Russia at the meeting between the two world powers.

 Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (R) shakes hands with then US Vice President Joe Biden during their meeting in Moscow March 10, 2011.

Growing cyberattacks in US are worrying for MidEast

Earlier this year, a series of reports alleged Iran was responsible for a growing number of cyberattacks on Israel.

An information analyst works in front of a screen showing a near real-time map tracking cyber threats; California, December 29, 2014

Ex-NSA chief: No idea how badly SolarWinds hack harmed security

NSA Cyber Chief Anne Neuberger, an Orthodox Jewish woman, has been assigned as the government's "lead person” to investigate the incident.

THE SOLARWINDS logo is seen outside its headquarters in Austin, Texas, in December.

US intel. agencies say Russia likely behind hacking of gov't agencies

It was the first formal statement of attribution by the Trump administration.

FBI Director Christopher Wray testifies before a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing on "Threats to the homeland" on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 27, 2017.

Trump's bizarre defense of Russian hacks becomes dangerous - comment

Trump has declared that “everything is under control” when all experts have said that the damage may take months or years to calculate.

Russia's President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump attend a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan June 28, 2019

World's cyber experts scramble to defend networks from suspected hackers

People familiar with the matter have said the hackers were believed to be working for the Russian government.

An information analyst works in front of a screen showing a near real-time map tracking cyber threats; California, December 29, 2014

Suspected Russian hackers spied on US Treasury emails - sources

The hack is so serious it led to a National Security Council meeting at the White House on Saturday.

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Ezra Cohen-Watnick promoted to key Defense Dept. post

He made headlines in 2017 for leaking intelligence that bolstered President Trump's claims that Obama had him wiretapped.

Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) gives US President Donald Trump a look after he suggested they might have something in common, as he answered a question about his accusation that he had been wiretapped by former President Barack Obama, during their joint news conference in the East Room of th