Israel has their own version of the NSA called Unit 8200. Listen along to learn what someone gets into the group, what they do, and what these members do once they leave the unit.
Guest
Very special thanks goes to Shira Shamban for being a guest on this episode.
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Sources/Links
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Links:
- https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardbehar/2016/05/11/inside-israels-secret-startup-machine/#7c1ed4951a51
- https://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2014/09/10/meet-the-ex-nsa-and-ex-unit-8200-spies-cashing-in-on-security-fears/#27bfadc1468a
- https://www.timesofisrael.com/ending-a-decade-of-silence-israel-reveals-it-blew-up-assads-nuclear-reactor/
- https://news.yahoo.com/wiretaps-against-palestinians-wrong-israeli-ex-spies-tell-073629377.html
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_Intelligence_Directorate_(Israel)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Outside_the_Box
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamram
- https://www.israeldefense.co.il/en/content/peek-inside-idf-8200s-combat-intelligence-unit
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ca-C3voZwpM
- https://www.themarker.com/technation/1.2603595
- https://www.jns.org/the-idfs-unit-9900-seeing-their-service-come-to-fruition/
- https://i-hls.com/archives/22809
- https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardbehar/2016/05/11/shadow-wars-in-missions-stretching-from-iran-to-syria-israels-unit-8200-can-be-not-seen/#5e19ca59ae3a
- http://www.visiontv.ca/videos/unit-8200/
Attribution
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Transcript
[FULL TRANSCRIPT]
JACK: Governments are hacking into other governments. They do it to steal secrets or find how many weapons they have, if they’re planning a strike, or if there’s anything else that might be a threat. Some nations are much more advanced at security than others. One country with advanced cyber-security capabilities is Israel. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.