Google Maps removes 'Apartheid Wall' from J'lem security barrier label
While it remains unclear how it came about, the company called it “inappropriate” and removed the words after being alerted by Jewish News Syndicate.
Cyber & Internet
Top Israeli officials attend Cybertech Conference alongside UAE
National Cyber Directorate chief Yigal Unna, former Mossad Director Tamir Pardo, and Communications Minister Yoaz Hendel attend Cybertech NYC, as do UAE Cybersecurity chief Mohammed al-Kuwaiti, and the kingdom's Police Telecommunications chief Hamad Khalifa Al Nueimi.
'Israel's medical centers under growing threat of cyberattacks'
National Cyber Directorate: Multiple cyberattack attempts targeting hospitals, other healthcare institutions identified and thwarted over the weekend. Israel Police's Cyber Crimes Unit also investigating incidents.
Does TikTok cause tics in teens?
Combination of pandemic-fueled anxiety, depression and TikTok videos of people with Tourette's could be to blame for tenfold increase in patients with Tourette's-like symptom, doctors say.
Iranian gov't-backed group behind cyberattack surge, Google warns
APT35 regularly conducts phishing campaigns targeting high-risk users using a range of increasingly sophisticated of tactics, Google’s Threat Analysis Group says.
Facebook's list of dangerous organizations flags radical Israeli group
An internal list of individuals, organizations banned by the social media giant names Jewish extremist group Lehava alongside the likes of Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Islamic State.
Microsoft: Iranian hackers targeted Israeli defense companies
The hackers have been targeting US, EU, and Israeli defense companies that produce "military-grade radars, drone technology, satellite systems and emergency response communication systems," Microsoft says.
'Facebook suppressing pro-Palestinian content,' rights group alleges
Human Rights Watch blasts the social media giant for "censorship" over the monitoring of posts by Palestinian users and their supporters, urges Facebook to order an "independent investigation into content moderation regarding Israel and Palestine."
Iranian hackers behind series of attacks that compromised Israeli organizations
In at least one instance the hackers tried to create the impression of a ransomware attack in order to penetrate the secure systems and obtain data, Israeli cybersecurity firms claim.
Facebook blackout claims $7B of CEO Zuckerberg's wealth
Facebook blames a "faulty configuration change" for a nearly six-hour outage on Monday.