Unit 8200

Two Israeli brothers indicted after selling fake AI-generated information to Iranian agent

The defendants' lawyer asserted that they acted to "harm and deceive the Iranian enemy and should be awarded the Israel Prize for their contribution to the nation's security."

An illustration of ChatGPT over a backdrop of the Iranian flag.
A demonstrator holds an image of deceased Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a protest outside City Hall against the U.S. and Israel's attack on Iran on March 02, 2026 in Los Angeles, California.

Clandestine IDF units 8200, 9900 gave key intel. to take out underground Khamenei bunker

 UNIT 8200 soldiers in action – working with data.

Ex-intel official discusses the risks and opportunities presented by revolutions in AI

Capt. Tomer Aigas

Mother of Tomer Eiges 'ashamed' to have served in Unit 8200, appalled at son's treatment in prison


Israel received critical Iran intel from IDF soldier's 15-year side project

SWO (res.) E. began monitoring Iranian communications in the 1960s, back when they were still an ally.

 IDF SWO (res.) E. is seen meeting with senior military officials to discuss Iran in this undated photo.

If key IDF reservists not ready for war – how bad could striking be? - analysis

There is no question that at least some of the nightmare scenarios of reservists striking due to judicial reform could be catastrophic for the IDF.

Reservists train during a battalion wide exercise in the Golan Heights.

Ex-IDF intel. officials break new cybersecurity ground in bid to transform the cloud

A new company led by an ex-chief of IDF intelligence Unit 8200 aims to make the cloud defendable against cyberattacks.

Keep your head in the cloud

PM Netanyahu: IDF cyber intel. experts training 20,000 students

IDF cyber warfare experts are training the next generation to boost the country's defense capabilities

 Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads the weekly government conference at the PM's office in Jerusalem on January 22, 2023.

Israel holds cyber event at UN, Erdan calls for cyber 'iron dome'

Cyber experts must go against the grain of de-globalization, Nadav Zafrir warned, “Otherwise, none of us will be secure."

 Team8 cyber-security event at the UN.

Grapevine December 4, 2022: The French connection

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 ISRAELI-IRANIAN singer Liraz Charhi performs at the Tempel Synagogue in Krakow at the 31st Culture Festival this past summer.

IDF stopped hackers from hitting US power plants - Unit 8200 official

This is the first time a current Unit 8200 official, deputy chief of IDF Unit 8200, “Col. U.,” discussed such sensitive cyber intelligence sharing in public.

 IDF Unit 8200 deputy chief Col. U. is seen speaking at Tel Aviv University's annual Cyber Week, on June 29, 2022.

Combat Geeks plan is good but risks covering bigger problems - opinion

Qualified candidates for Kohavi's new plan will serve as combat soldiers, then extend their service by serving in intelligence units like 8200.

 COL. GOLAN VACH, commander of the IDF National Rescue unit, stands near the partially collapsed residential building in Surfside, Florida, during search and rescue operations last year.

Israel isn’t the world’s crypto capital, but blockchain is a different story

Despite Israel’s relatively small capital representation in the cryptocurrency space, its presence in the more all-encompassing field of blockchain is palpable.

Bitcoin, the world's most famous cryptocurrency

40% of global investment in cyber comes to Israel – ex-cyber czar

'Cyber accounts for 15% of Israeli hi-tech exports, which is about half of the total exports of the State of Israel, and it will only grow.'

 The National Cyber Directorate in Jerusalem