Unit 8200 was established in 1952 using primitive surplus American military equipment. Originally, it was called the 2nd Intelligence Service Unit and then the 515th Intelligence Service Unit.

Sep 18, 2024 · - Unit 8200 is the equivalent of the U.S. National Security Agency or Britain's GCHQ, and is the largest single military unit in the Israel Defence Forces. It is descended from early codebreaking...

Sep 12, 2024 · The commander of the IDF’s Unit 8200, Brig. Gen. Yossi Sariel, notified his superiors and subordinates on Thursday that he intends to resign from his position, close to a year after Israel’s ...

Dec 5, 2025 · Iran-linked hacktivists claimed they broke into an Israeli nuclear scientist’s car and issued threats, earlier publishing what they said were names of Unit 8200 soldiers.

Unit 8200 is a Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) unit in the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF). It was originally established as Shin Mim 2 during the 1930s under the British Mandate.

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Sep 18, 2024 · Unit 8200, part of the Israeli Military Intelligence Directorate, traces its origins back to the early days of Israel's statehood in 1948. It is the largest military unit in the Israel Defence Forces, …

Sep 18, 2024 · Although Israel has not commented on the Lebanon pager attack, the spotlight is shifted to Israel Defence Forces’ (IDF) Unit 8200, which is a secretive cyber warfare unit.

Nov 1, 2024 · Established in the 1950s, Unit 8200 gradually refined its electronic warfare tactics to become what it is today: a key component of the Israeli army active in intelligence.

Jul 6, 2025 · Today, the unit at the heart of Israel’s war machine is casually referred to in Hebrew as Shmone Matayim or 8200. Here, I lay out some of its most notable successes as well as some of its …