Hamas May Be Threat to 8chan, QAnon Online

In October 2020, KrebsOnSecurity looked at how a web of sites connected to conspiracy theory movements QAnon and 8chan were being kept online by DDoS-Guard, a dodgy Russian firm that also hosts the official site for the terrorist group Hamas. New research shows DDoS-Guard relies on data centers...

A week in security (February 17 – 23)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, we highlighted the benefits and concerns of identity-as-a-service IDaaS, an identity management scheme deployed from the cloud; reported on scammers and squatters taking advantage of Rudy Giuliani’s Twitter typos; and gave a high-level overview of RobbinHood, the...

Hamas Ensnares Israeli Soldiers with Pretty 'Ladies'

Hamas has been caught taking a classic “catfish” approach, to tempt Israeli soldiers into installing spyware on their phones. Members posed as teen girls who are looking for quality chat time. This is the third time that the Palestinian group has used the tactic – but this time it upped its...

Hamas hackers posed as women to con IDF into downloading malware

By Waqas The hackers posed as women to send out malware and receive crucial information about the device as well as controlling key functions of the phone. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hamas hackers posed as women to con IDF into downloading malware...

First Physical Retaliation for a Cyberattack

Israel has acknowledged that its recent airstrikes against Hamas were a real-time response to an ongoing cyberattack. From Twitter: CLEARED FOR RELEASE: We thwarted an attempted Hamas cyber offensive against Israeli targets. Following our successful cyber defensive operation, we targeted a buildi...

What Israel's Strike on Hamas Hackers Means For Cyberwar

On Sunday, Israeli forces bombed a building that allegedly housed an active Hamas hacking group—a potential first for cyberwar...

Israel claims to bomb Hamas’s cyber Ops HQ amidst uncertainties

By Ryan De Souza The Israel Defense Forces IDF has allegedly attacked a building that serves as the hub of Hamas’s cyber operations on Saturday. The IDF claims that it has bombed the building after carrying out an operation in collaboration with the Israel Security Agency Shin Bet and Military...

Israel Neutralizes Cyber Attack by Blowing Up A Building With Hackers

The Israel Defense Force IDF claims to have neutralized an "attempted" cyber attack by launching airstrikes on a building in Gaza Strip from where it says the attack was originated. As shown in a video tweeted by IDF, the building in the Gaza Strip, which Israeli fighter drones have now destroyed...

Israel Neutralizes Cyber Attack by Blowing Up A Building With Hackers

The Israel Defense Force IDF claims to have neutralized an "attempted" cyber attack by launching airstrikes on a building in Gaza Strip from where it says the attack was originated. As shown in a video tweeted by IDF, the building in the Gaza Strip, which Israeli fighter drones have now destroyed...

Israeli Surveillance Gear

The Israeli Defense Force mounted a botched raid in Gaza. They were attempting to install surveillance gear, which they ended up leaving behind. There are photos -- scroll past the video. Israeli media is claiming that the capture of this gear by Hamas causes major damage to Israeli electronic...

Hamas hacked smartphones of over 100 IDF soldiers

By Waqas IDF blames Palestinian hackers for spying on its soldiers with This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hamas hacked smartphones of over 100 IDF soldiers...

Hackers Are Using Android Malware To Spy On Israeli Military Personnel

A group of highly sophisticated state-sponsored hackers is spying on the Israeli military by hacking into the personal Android phones of individual soldiers to monitor their activities and steal data. A newly released research by Lookout and Kaspersky suggests that more than 100 Israeli serviceme...

Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Cyber Fighters threaten American Banks again

The Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Cyber Fighters published a new message on their Pastebin profile , warning of a new round of cyber attacks against U.S. financial institutions, beginning this week. In September and October, al-Qassam launched widespread distributed denial-of-service DDoS attacks against...

Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Cyber Fighters threaten American Banks again

The Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Cyber Fighters published a new message on their Pastebin profile , warning of a new round of cyber attacks against U.S. financial institutions, beginning this week. In September and October, al-Qassam launched widespread distributed denial-of-service DDoS attacks against...

Identity Theft Used By Hamas Assassin Suspects

An Israel-resident British IT worker has reacted with horror to news that a suspected member of an alleged hit squad used a passport with his details to enter Dubai, before allegedly participating in the assassination of a prominent Hamas official. He’s not alone. Read the full article. The Regis...