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


FORD Innovation Center to support 8200 graduates' startup accelerator

The FORD Innovation Center will support a startup accelerator for graduates of the IDF's 8200 Intelligence Unit.

  Chen Shmilo (left) and Boaz Hartal (right) at the FORD Research Center

Woman2Woman, Unit 8200 graduates mentorship program, launches 6th class

Women2Women was founded to promote women and advance women to key positions in the Israeli economy, and has thus far led five classes of their mentorship program.

Some 50 women were selected from around 1,000 applicants to take part in the Woman2Woman mentoring program.

IDF intelligence unit alumni work to bring women back to hi-tech

"When it comes to the field of R&D, which is the spearhead of Israeli hi-tech, female representation is still low."

Michal Krimolovsky, director of Woman2Woman, and Karen Hershkovtich, one of the founders of Woman2Woman.

Graduates of IDF's Unit 8200 are helping promote Arab startups, women

Called Hybrid, the program promotes various Arab-led startups from an early stage all the way to becoming independent and international hi-tech companies.

IDF's 8200 alumni who are leading the Hybrid program for promoting Arab startups.

The dark side of Israeli cybersecurity firms

Exists of Israeli cybersecurity firms have become somewhat of a norm in recent years. Last February alone, the Israeli-founded cybersecurity firm ForeScout was acquired for a staggering NIS 1.9 B.

Hackers and cybersecurity

Coronavirus hackathon offers innovative solutions to harsh restrictions

Remote work, fake news and the education system are just a few key issues participants were asked to face in a hackathon to deal with coronavirus challenges.

A businessperson working at his computer (Illustrative)

Graduates from IDF 8200 unit visit New York, London

The meetings presented new startups, among them one that deals with preventing automatic face recognition.

New York Delegation

Ex-’Israeli NSA’ chief: Cyber doomsday scenario avoidable

Zafrir said he was concerned that technology and network administrators “will lose confidence in the network."

Employees, mostly veterans of military computing units, use keyboards as they work at a cyber hotline facility at Israel's Computer Emergency Response Centre (CERT) in Beersheba, southern Israel

IDF cyber warriors thwart major ISIS aviation terror attack

Spread across the country, the online soldiers of Unit 8200 are on the front line of Israel’s cyber wars 24/7, 365 days a year to identify possible threats and effectively neutralize them.

Female IDF soldier in the J6/C4I Cyber Defense Directorate.

Unit 8200 hits the road in America

A dozen women, along with seven start-up founders, to speed-date with US investors.

Morning commuters are seen outside the New York Stock Exchange.