The Israeli Channel 7 said that the Israeli army imposed a reprimand on about 30 soldiers and officers, after discovering a serious security flaw in which they were able to access secret information, at the base of Unit “8200”, in the “Glilot” camp near Tel Aviv.
Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper revealed that an inspection team from the General Staff impersonated officers with the ranks of lieutenant colonel and colonel, about a month ago, and easily succeeded in infiltrating the base affiliated with military intelligence.
The three members of the inspection team entered at midnight through the guard who secures the entrance to the base, without being searched.
For approximately 3 hours, officers roamed the base unhindered, reached operational sites, and collected hundreds of classified documents and data materials from computers. Secrecy.
Yedioth Ahronoth said that if this had happened in reality at the hands of what it called a real enemy, this would have constituted a massive blow to the Israeli army and Israel.
Information about unit 8200
Unit 8200 is considered the largest unit in the Israeli Military Intelligence Directorate, and it undertakes the task of collecting key information, in addition to developing information collection tools and constantly updating them, analyzing and processing data, and delivering information to the competent authorities. This unit often participates and carries out its work from within combat zones. .
The unit relies on technical development and the cyber dimension with the aim of achieving intelligence superiority at all levels of the Israeli security system, including military and political.
This unit was established in the middle of the 20th century, and aims to eavesdrop and decrypt in order to deliver information and warnings to the central command and general staff.
In 2010, the French newspaper Le Monde Diplomatique indicated that Unit 8200 operates a large military base in the Negev Desert, called the Ourem Base, located 30 kilometers from Beersheba.
It is considered one of the largest bases dedicated to eavesdropping in the world. The newspaper also indicated that this base is capable of monitoring all means of communication, including calls, e-mail, etc., in the countries of the Middle East, Europe, Asia and Africa.
Despite all the techniques used by the unit, it failed to predict the Al-Aqsa Flood operation that surprised Israel in general and the unit in particular on October 7, 2023, when Al-Qassam fighters were able to infiltrate the Urim military base located in the Negev, raid it and kill those inside it. , taking with them intelligence files, sensitive information, and high-value devices, and then withdrawing without any damage to their ranks.