Israel — Cyber Threat Profile
Israel's National Cyber Directorate (INCD) coordinates civilian cyber defense. In 2025 the INCD released an updated National Cybersecurity Strategy (2025–2028) focusing on defending critical infrastructure and leveraging innovation. Its pillars include securing national cyberspace, strengthening public–private cooperation, and expanding R&D and talent development. The strategy commits to advanced detection (SOC expansion) and resilience in energy, transport, healthcare, and finance sectors. Israel remains a global cyber-tech leader, but its systems face threats from regional adversaries. Continuous joint exercises with the U.S. and investment in homeland cyber programs (alongside its strong startup ecosystem) bolster national defense against both espionage and attacks on civilian targets.- National CERT/CSIRT: Israel National Cyber Directorate (INCD)
- Data protection authority: Privacy Protection Authority (source: CNIL)
- World Cybercrime Index 2024 (origin significance): 2.51 / 100, #16 worldwide
- Secure Internet servers per 1M people (2024): 12,318.7 (source: World Bank)
- Internet users (2024): 88.2% of population (source: World Bank)
Latest Israel coverage
- Spyware on Israeli targets routes commands through Google 2026-08-11 · Nation-State
- Kaspersky links Israel calendar spyware to Iran's OilRig hackers 2026-07-21 · Nation-State
- New spy malware hides its commands inside Microsoft 365 calendars 2026-07-20 · Nation-State
- Iran-linked group targets Israeli firms with a stealthy new spy toolkit 2026-07-06 · Nation-State
- Handala Claims Breach of Clalit, Israel's Largest Healthcare Network 2026-02-26 · Cyber Incidents
- Operation Bibi Gate: Handala Breaches Telegram Accounts of Senior Israeli Officials 2026-02-16 · Nation-State
- Handala Claims 2.1 Terabyte Breach of Israeli National Police 2026-02-16 · Cyber Incidents
- Handala Deploys Wiper Malware Disguised as CrowdStrike Fix During Global Outage 2026-02-16 · Cyber Incidents
Threat actors targeting Israel
- Agrius APT
- APT35 APT
- APT42 APT
- Cotton Sandstorm APT
- Cyber Av3ngers APT
- MuddyWater APT
- Void Manticore APT
- Handala Hacktivist · 52 incident(s)
- FunkSec Ransomware · 6 incident(s)
- Qilin Ransomware · 5 incident(s)
- RansomHub Ransomware · 5 incident(s)
- SafePay Ransomware · 4 incident(s)
- INC Ransom Ransomware · 3 incident(s)
- KillSec Ransomware · 3 incident(s)
- LockBit Ransomware · 3 incident(s)
- Meow Ransomware · 3 incident(s)
- The Gentlemen Ransomware · 2 incident(s)
- BianLian Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- Coinbase Cartel Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- DragonForce Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- Fog Ransomware Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- Krybit Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- Lynx Ransomware Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- Medusa Ransomware Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- MedusaLocker Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- NightSpire Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- ShinyHunters Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- VECT Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- Molerats APT
- Volatile Cedar APT
Most targeted sectors
- Technology 20 incident(s)
- Government & Public Sector 13 incident(s)
- Business & Professional Services 8 incident(s)
- Financial Services 6 incident(s)
- Healthcare 6 incident(s)
- Manufacturing 5 incident(s)
- Education & Research 4 incident(s)
- Agriculture & Food 2 incident(s)
- Energy & Utilities 1 incident(s)
- Retail & Consumer 1 incident(s)
- Telecommunications 1 incident(s)
- Transportation & Logistics 1 incident(s)
Recent claimed incidents
- Serruya private equity 2026-08-14 · Financial Services
- hanan-hov.co.il 2026-08-03 · Other
- Lumenis Ltd. 2026-08-02 · Technology
- Amicell 2026-07-31 · Healthcare
- Efrata College of Education 2026-07-31 · Education
- Eitz Chaim Schools (Hebrew: ישיבת עץ חיים 2026-07-17
- FWMK Law Offices 2026-05-27 · Business Services
- Belz Institutions 2026-05-13
- Magnolia (Israel) 2026-05-05
- guesty, LITELLM/TRIVY CAMPAIGN (TEAMPCP) 2026-04-15 · Technology
- palram.com 2026-03-17 · Manufacturing
- Mossad 2026-03-17
- Hebrew University of Jerusalem 2026-03-13 · Education
- shlomo bit 2026-03-11
- Jerusalem Water Supply Facilities 2026-03-07 · Public Sector