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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 573

Edward Snowden

An illustrative photo of a person typing on a keyboard as part of a cyber breach. (Techa Tungateja; iStock by Getty Images)
October 20, 2022, 1:58 pm
Israeli cyber intel firm shines bright light on new, shadowy cybercrime collective
Petah Tikva-based Cyberint dives deep into the unusual set-up and modus operandi of a successful group of cyber-mercenaries
By Ethan Freedman
An undated photo of Edward Snowden, a former contract employee at the US National Security Agency. (YouTube screen capture)
September 26, 2022, 9:08 pm
Putin grants Russian citizenship to US whistleblower Edward Snowden
Former US security contractor, who escaped prosecution in the US after leaking classified documents detailing government surveillance programs, has lived in Russia since 2013
By AP
A woman walks through an exhibition by American artist and filmmaker Laura Poitras, near the art work 'Anarchist' by Poitras in collaboration with Henrik Moltke, at the N.K.B. gallery in Berlin, Germany, on June 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
June 20, 2021, 7:43 am
NSA to NSO: Filmmaker examines US surveillance, Israeli spyware and the pandemic
Since start of the outbreak, Israeli firm has sought to apply its technology to COVID-tracking tools, alarming human rights activists
By Frank Jordans
German Chancellor Angela Merkel uses her mobile phone during a debate at the Bundestag in Berlin, December 8, 2020. (MACDOUGALL/AFP)
May 31, 2021, 11:07 am
US reported to have spied on Merkel, European allies with Danish help
National Security Agency said to have eavesdropped on Danish internet cables, text messages and telephone calls to spy on top politicians and high-ranking officials in Germany
By AFP
An undated photo of Edward Snowden, a former contract employee at the US National Security Agency. (YouTube screen capture)
August 16, 2020, 3:24 am
In shift, Trump to ‘take a look’ at pardoning Snowden
During 2016 election, US president said whistleblower is ‘a total traitor and I would deal with him harshly’
By AFP
In this July 14, 2006 photo, Lebanese youths gather on a hilltop overlooking the city of Beirut in Lebanon at sunset to watch smoke continuing to billow from a fuel dump at Beirut International Airport, which was hit by an Israeli airstrike. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
June 1, 2019, 8:06 pm
Israel relied heavily on NSA during 2006 Lebanon War, new Snowden documents show
US intelligence liaison report shows conflict with Hezbollah pushed Unit 8200 to its ‘technical and resource limits’; repeated Israeli requests led to new intel-sharing mechanism
By ToI Staff
People hold signs during a protest at the Embassy of Saudi Arabia in the United States about the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, in Washington, October 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
December 4, 2018, 3:40 am
Israeli spyware firm rejects alleged connection to Khashoggi killing
NSO Group denies claim it helped Saudi government hack critic Omar Abdulaziz’s phone and uncover his conversations with slain journalist
By Josef Federman
Quebec-based Saudi activist Omar Abdulaziz. (Screen capture: YouTube)
December 3, 2018, 3:17 am
Saudi dissident sues Israeli spyware firm over Khashoggi killing
Omar Abdulaziz says NSO Group helped Saudi government hack his phone and uncover his conversations with the slain journalist
By ToI Staff
An Israeli woman uses her iPhone in front of the building housing the Israeli NSO group, on August 28, 2016, in Herzliya, near Tel Aviv. (AFP PHOTO / JACK GUEZ)
November 25, 2018, 10:52 am
Israeli hacking firm NSO Group offered Saudis cellphone spy tools – report
Haaretz says talks for $55 million dollar deal were held before crown prince began a crackdown on rivals
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Edward Snowden speaks to journalists and invited guests at a Tel Aviv event produced by the Orenstein Hoshen PR agency (Courtesy)
November 7, 2018, 1:17 pm
Israeli tech helped Saudis kill journalist, Snowden tells Tel Aviv confab
Fugitive NSA leaker lambastes Israel’s NSO Group as ‘the worst of the worst,’ is rebuked by former Mossad official who now works in the surveillance industry
By Simona Weinglass
In this Feb, 17, 2016 file photo, former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden, center speaks via video conference to people in the Johns Hopkins University auditorium, in Baltimore. G(AP Photo/Juliet Linderman, File)
November 7, 2018, 1:32 am
Snowden warns Israelis of dangers in accepting too much government surveillance
Speaking via video link from Moscow, US whistleblower tells Israelis not to accept excuse that its needed for security, also cautions against firms selling spyware
By AFP
CIA Director Mike Pompeo listens while testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 11, 2017 (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
June 25, 2017, 2:51 am
CIA chief: Iran, North Korea threaten US national security
Pompeo says Tehran is the ‘largest state sponsor’ of terror in the world, has gained ‘enormous influence’ in recent years
By AP and ToI Staff
This file photo taken on August 13, 2008, shows a man walking over the seal of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in the lobby of CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia. (AFP/Saul Loeb)
March 11, 2017, 8:49 am
WikiLeaks revelations put CIA on back foot
As Trump critiques its ‘outdated’ methods, US intelligence community faces eroding trust, damaged reputation
By Paul Handley
Illustrative: Browsing on a phone (Frank Franklin II/AP)
March 8, 2017, 3:17 pm
iSpy with my little iPhone
The Hebrew-language media debates privacy in the digital age, from being tracked by intelligence agencies to hacking kids’ phones for their own safety
By Adiv Sterman
Former National Security Agency systems analyst Edward Snowden in Russia, October 11, 2013 (photo credit: AP)
February 11, 2017, 12:43 pm
Snowden’s lawyer dismisses report he’ll be gifted to US
NBC reports that Moscow considering sending NSA whistlblower home to ‘curry favor’ with Donald Trump
By AFP
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