Israel’s Version of Moving Fast and Breaking Things: The New Cybersecurity Bill
Cybersecurity visualization. (Source: CyberVisuals.org, Hewlett Foundation Cyber Initiative)
The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) of Israel published a new bill in February entitled “Cybersecurity and the National Cyber Directorate.” If passed by government committee and the Knesset, this law will redefine cybersecurity governance in Israel. The PMO officially tabled an earlier version of the bill in June 2018, but that bill did not advance through the legislative process given the strong objections it raised both in the professional cybersecurity community and among other government authorities. In particular, stakeholders raised concerns about the broad scope of authority sought by the Israel National Cyber Directorate (INCD) under the 2018 bill. Other concerns included the lack of proper safeguards over the nature and scope of invasive “computer protection actions” taken by the INCD in resp
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Iranians set Israeli flags on fire as they step on a US flag during a rally marking al-Quds Day at the capital Tehran s Azadi (Freedom) square, on May 7, 2021 (AFP)
A demonstrator on a motorcycle holds an effigy representing Israel and the United States during the annual Al-Quds Day rally in Tehran, Iran, May 7, 2021 (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Demonstrators burn representations of Israeli and US flags during the annual Al-Quds Day rally in Tehran, Iran, May 7, 2021 (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Demonstrators chant slogans after burning representations of Israeli, US and Indian flags during the annual Al-Quds, or Jerusalem, Day rally in Peshawar, Pakistan, May 7, 2021 (AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad)
Illustrative. H&M Israel (Yossi Zeliger/ Flash90)
Iranian hackers have targeted H&M Israel and are threatening to publicize customer data, according to Hebrew media reports on Sunday.
A group identified as N3tw0rm warned it could release 110 gigabytes of H&M Israel’s data unless its demands, which were not publicly specified, were met.
Several other Israeli companies, including Veritas Logistic, have recently been targeted in similar cyberattacks, reports said. In that case, the hackers demanded 3 bitcoin ($170,000) in ransom, the Haaretz daily reported.
Experts believe N3tw0rm is affiliated with the Iran-linked Pay2Key, which has in the past claimed to breach the Israel Aerospace Industries and Israeli cybersecurity company Portnox. Last year, the hacking group published documents related to firms using Portnox’s services, including Bezeq, Elbit, El Al, the Clalit health provider, and more, according to the Ynet news site. The firms are some of Israel’s most prominent comp