Interfering in Elections? Israel uses high-technology to influence results

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Interfering in Elections? Israel uses high-technology to influence results

https://www.unz.com/pgiraldi/interfering-in-elections/

“[Israel] has stealthily become the nation that covertly uses its prowess in cyberwar and technology, particularly via the internet, to penetrate and disrupt the activities of friend and foe alike. 

"One recalls the unleashing of the computer virus Stuxnet against Iran prior to 2010 and the more recent placement of cellphone surveillance listening devices near the White House and other federal buildings in Washington.

“Israel’s prowess apparently includes the ability to influence more foreign elections than anyone else …

“[A] leading Israeli group, referred to by its founder Tal Hanan as Team Jorge, has particular expertise in hacking and spreading disinformation … Hanan, a former Israeli special forces operative, claims his company … has been operating under the radar for two decades …

“The Team Jorge revelations come on top of accounts of how the powerful Israeli-made Pegasus spyware had been developed and sold by the cyber intelligence company NSO Group Technologies to various governments and other users …

“… [The] toxic mix of Israel’s advanced cyberwar programs combined with the private enterprise of those cyberwarriors who leave government and apply their skills is something that has to be addressed …”

https://www.unz.com/pgiraldi/interfering-in-elections/