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Arms found at Mustafa Issa's home

Amdocs server farm was allegedly chosen as target in planned terror attack

17.09.26|CTech
Prosecutors say a 20-year-old spent 18 months exploring ways to attack the Ra’anana facility, including with an explosives-carrying drone.
Arms found at Mustafa Issa's home

Arab Israeli teen arrested over alleged plot to carry out terror attack on Amdocs server farm

15.09.26|CTech
The 19-year-old Kafr Qasim resident allegedly began planning the attack after visiting the facility through his National Service role, later watching ISIS videos and attempting to manufacture explosive devices, according to the Shin Bet and police.  
מימין ראש הממשלה בנימין נתניהו ויו"ר ישר גדי איזנקוט

Israel police warn tech companies to prepare for bots and AI election manipulation

23.08.26|Amir Kurz
With concerns growing over foreign interference and fake news, police are asking technology companies to identify coordinated networks, fake identities and automated political activity before they can distort the election.
מעצר האקר חשוד פרץ ל חברות גנב מידע רגיש

Hacker arrested after allegedly planting malware in dozens of Israeli companies

19.08.26|Amir Kurz
Police say the Ashkelon man acted alone and used malicious software to collect sensitive information from companies across multiple industries. Investigators have not yet determined the full scope of the information allegedly stolen or the suspect's motive.
סיוע איתור נעדרות אימא בת אזרחיות ישראליות וינה מלי ליאל יהלומי הנעדרות מלי וליאל יהלומי צילום: מתוך עמוד הפייסבוק של שגרירות ישראל בוינה

You thought you were talking to AI. Police may see a digital diary

16.08.26|Elihay Vidal
Two recent Israeli cases show how conversations with AI chatbots can reveal intentions, plans and movements long after users thought they had deleted the evidence. The implications extend far beyond criminal investigations.
מכוניות משטרה ב קליפורניה ארה"ב

Israeli Cyber Directorate executive arrested in Las Vegas on child luring suspicion

17.08.25|Omer Kabir
Directorate confirms leave of absence as U.S. authorities charge multiple suspects.
מוסף שבועי 10.11.22 פקח בכניסה לנתב"ג

Israel Police using controversial profiling algorithm at airport in fight against drugs

14.11.22|Tomer Ganon
The AI profiling system being used by police at Ben-Gurion Airport aims to identify who might be smuggling drugs based on undisclosed data and regardless of any actual suspicion
Yossi Carmil 20 Cellebrite

“The value you bring to police forces contributes to the personal security of each of us.”

13.11.22|CTech
Helping police and security forces is gratifying to Yossi Carmil, CEO of Cellebrite, because he gets to make an impact on people’s safety.
רוני אלשיך ו קובי שבתאי מפכ"לי ה משטרה מיין רחב

Marari report: "Police exceeded its authority. Failings in the use of tapping systems"

02.08.22|Tomer Ganon
The Marari report, which investigated the use of spyware by police, including NSO’s Pegasus, found that information was extracted from mobile devices in violation of the law, as well as serious failures in supervision and control procedures by police
רמי לוי מרים פיירברג ו אבנר נתניהו

No one was immune: Israel Police Pegasus surveillance list revealed

07.02.22|Tomer Ganon
CEOs of government ministries, journalists, tycoons, corporate executives, mayors, social activists, and even the Prime Minister’s relatives, all were police targets, having their phones hacked by NSO’s spyware, prior to any investigation even opening and without any judicial authorization
מימין קובי שבתאי שלו חוליו רוני אלשיך משטרה NSO

Police confirm for the first time: There have been irregularities in the use of NSO software

02.02.22|Zvi Zerahia
Ministry of Justice orders the establishment of an investigation team that will submit conclusions within 5 months
ועידת התחזיות 2018 אשר לוי מנכ"ל אורבוטק

NSO Chairman quits company amidst ongoing turmoil

25.01.22|Meir Orbach
Asher Levy, who served as Chairman since April 2020, has left the embattled company behind the Pegasus spyware
רוני אלשיך ו קובי שבתאי מפכ"לי ה משטרה מיין רחב

Israeli police used NSO’s Pegasus to spy on local mayors, their relatives

23.01.22|Tomer Ganon
Police tapped phones of three heads of local authorities, whom law enforcement suspected of engaging in corrupt activity, but no evidence was found and no indictment filed; some were detained, with their homes searched
NSO משטרה תמונת כתבת מוסף לרוחב

Step-by-step: How Israel Police used NSO’s Pegasus to spy on citizens

20.01.22|Tomer Ganon
Marking the target, hacking the phone, filing the information, real-time tracking and data analysis - Calcalist reveals what every step of the spyware operation looked like
קובי שבתאי מפכ"ל ה משטרה

Move over NSO: Israeli police is paying private hackers to spy on citizens

19.01.22|Tomer Ganon
The police’s cyber division employs external hackers to collect intelligence on targets. The hackers don’t have security clearance, were not trained as police officers, and are exposed to extremely private and secret information
מימין קובי שבתאי שלו חוליו רוני אלשיך משטרה NSO

Israel police uses NSO’s Pegasus to spy on citizens

18.01.22|Tomer Ganon
Mayors, leaders of political protests against former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and former governmental employees, were among those tracked by police without a search or bugging warrant authorizing the surveillance
Forenza Platform

Forenza’s ‘digital forensics’ platform can help cops catch TikTok criminals

21.05.21|James Spiro
The subscription service scans public videos to categorize noticeable features
Police State

How predictive analytics can support effective lockdown management

28.10.20|DJ Das
AI-powered predictive analytics solutions can provide crucial insights to law enforcement teams, allowing them to fairly and effectively enforce lockdown restrictions and back up their decision-making with data
מערכת שיבוש רחפנים של חברת סקיילוק הישראלית

Israeli army examining purchase of wearable anti-drone device

03.08.20|Udi Etsion
The system, priced at $50,000, is developed by Israeli startup SKYLOCK and has already been sold to the U.S. Army and NATO forces