Published 09/18/2024 11:09:56 p.m.

What is Israel's Unit 8200? Secretive cyber warfare arm linked to Hezbollah pager attacks

Israel's secretive Unit 8200 is spotlighted after a mass pager attack against Hezbollah in Lebanon, reportedly involved in planning the operation, according to a Western security source.
Reuters reports that Israel's Mossad spy agency executed a sophisticated operation to plant explosives in 5,000 pagers ordered by Hezbollah, per two Lebanese security sources.
Unit 8200 played a key role in the operation's development, focused on testing explosive material insertion during manufacturing, following over a year of planning, stated a Western security source.

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NDTV

Unit 8200: Israel's Secret Intelligence Arm Linked To Hezbollah Pager Attacks

At least 32 people were killed and more than 3,250 injured as walkie-talkies and pagers used by Hezbollah members blew up across Lebanon in the last two days. Walkie-talkies used by Iran-backed Hezbollah members blew up in its Beirut stronghold on Wednesday, killing at least 20 people and injuring more than 450 others. The explosions came a day after thousands of pagers used by Hezbollah exploded across Lebanon, killing 12 people, including two …

09/19/2024 5:08:41 a.m.·New Delhi, India

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Indian Express

What is Israel’s Unit 8200, which allegedly planned Hezbollah pager attack?

The unit’s involvement was reportedly in the development phase, where it played a key role in embedding explosives into pagers ordered by Hezbollah.

09/18/2024 6:34:06 p.m.·India

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WION

What is Israel's Unit 8200? Secretive cyber warfare arm linked to Hezbollah pager attacks

The entire world was left in shock on Thursday (Sep 17), when more than 1,000 Hezbollah militants were seriously injured after their pager sets exploded, all simultaneously. The pager’s blast was then followed by blowing off several walkie-talkies the next day on September 18. In the series of mass mysterious blasts in Lebanon, at least 32 people were killed and around 3,250 suffered injuries. This is one of the biggest and probably the most sh…

09/19/2024 8:19:15 a.m.·Noida, India

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tempo.co

Getting to Know Unit 8200, Israel's Flagship Secret Unit in Cyber Warfare

Unit 8200 is suspected of being the perpetrators of a pager explosion attack in Lebanon that killed at least 12 people and injured thousands more.

09/18/2024 6:05:00 p.m.·Indonesia

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New Strait Times

Hizbollah pager attack puts spotlight on Israel's cyber warfare Unit 8200

LONDON/JERUSALEM: The mass pager attack against Hizbollah in Lebanon has turned the spotlight on Israel's secretive Unit 8200, the Israel Defense Forces' intelligence unit, which a Western security source said was involved in planning the operation. Israeli officials have remained silent on the audacious intelligence operation that killed 12 people on Tuesday and wounded thousands of Hizbollah operatives. At least one person was killed on Wednes…

09/18/2024 3:50:35 p.m.·Malaysia

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Greek Reporter

Israel’s 8200 Cyber Warfare Unit Behind Attacks on Hezbollah?

Cyber warfare specialists of the United States Army’s 782nd Military Intelligence Battalion. Credit: US Army Cyber Command Public Domain The pagers that exploded in the hands and pockets of Hezbollah members in Lebanon and Syria on Tuesday point to the involvement of the Israeli cyber warfare unit. A Reuters report says that cyber warfare Unit 8200, the Israel Defense Forces’ intelligence unit, was involved in planning the operation, according t…

09/19/2024 12:30:42 p.m.

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