'Pro-Iranian hackers' infiltrate the Israeli innovation authority site
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Israeli media claim that a group of pro-Iranian hackers infiltrated the Israeli Innovation Authority and obtained a massive amount of data.
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A picture depicting hackers (AFP)
Israeli media announced on Tuesday that the Israeli Innovation Authority website was allegedly hacked by pro-Iranian hackers.
Ynet added that files containing the commercial and personal data of thousands of executives were seized.
The website revealed that, as per leaked information, this is part of a hack operation into the Signature-IT company's servers, adding that the hackers, allegedly a pro-Iranian group, leaked the seized data from Ace and the reservation company Shefa Online, which provides services to IKEA customers in "Israel".
Israeli media reported earlier today that a group of hackers had infiltrated the servers of a tech firm and leaked information obtained from the "Israeli State Archives" website.
An examination conducted by the information security company Check Point revealed that the leaked data included 87,000 phone numbers and names, 85,000 email addresses, and 13,000 notifications sent by users on the “Tzur Kesher” page, confirming that the “State Archives Website” is currently unavailable.
This comes as the venture capital sector has seen a dramatic slowdown in dealmaking, throwing its innovation economy off balance.
According to statistics provided by Israeli market researcher IVC, $325 million in total venture investment was invested in "Israel" during October in 120 deals, down from $1 billion in 232 deals in September. "Israel's" ongoing war on Gaza is causing the Israeli economy significant losses, estimated at $260 million daily, Galit Altstein wrote for Bloomberg News.
Some international investors have paused work on purchases since the war began, market sources told the Financial Times. Chemi Peres, a managing partner of the Israeli VC fund Pitango, expressed that "everything seemed fine" before the war began, and some investors immediately said they wanted to "hold back and see."
Last month, data provided by the Israeli-based Start-Up Nation Policy Institute (SNPI) showed that investments in Israeli startups have seen a persistent decline over seven consecutive quarters, experiencing a substantial 63% decrease in tech funding during the first three quarters of 2023 when compared to the same period in the previous year.
Several factors have contributed to this downturn, including a reduction in foreign investment, the global economic slowdown, challenges encountered in raising venture capital funds, and the political instability prevailing in "Israel".
The lack of venture investment funds is damaging "Israel's" self-proclaimed image of being a start-up entity. The war on Gaza has also led to 15% of tech employees being called as reservists.
