Unit 8200 threat group
Unit 8200 is an espionage group thought to operate from Israel, with suspected state backing. Public reporting links it to attacks on military, government and private sector organisations, with 2 countries and victims named. This free profile brings together what is known about it, so you can judge the risk to you.
- Attack techniques
- 0
- Countries and victims named
- 2
- Thought to operate from
- Israel
- Suspected backing
- Israel
- Motive
- Espionage
- Other names
- 1
Who is Unit 8200?
Unit 8200 has 1 other name in security research. Below is what published reporting says about it, with a link to every report so you can check the detail yourself.
Also known as
Security companies each give the same group their own name, so one group can have many.
Who does Unit 8200 go after?
The sectors and places named in public reporting about this group. If yours is on the list, it is worth knowing how they work and which flaws they use.
Countries and victims named (2)
- 01Iran
- 02Sudan
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Unit 8200 is an espionage group thought to operate from Israel, with suspected state backing. Public reporting links it to attacks on military, government and private sector organisations, with 2 countries and victims named.
Public reporting places Unit 8200 as operating from Israel, with suspected state backing. Attribution is never certain: it rests on the tools, infrastructure and targets researchers have seen.
In public reporting, sectors named include military, government and private sector, and 2 countries and victims are named, including Iran and Sudan.
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