Hacker News with Generative AI: Israel

Mellanox magic: The secret behind Nvidia's meteoric trillion-dollar rise (2023) (calcalistech.com)
In 2019, the American chip giant purchased Yokneam-based Mellanox for about $7 billion. While success has many fathers, you cannot deny the Israeli contribution to ensuring Nvidia was in the right place and at the right time for the AI revolution

Nvidia, Acquisitions, AI, Israel, Technology

7 points by walterbell 2 days ago | 2 comments

NSO's attacks against WhatsApp users unsealed (techcrunch.com)
On Thursday, WhatsApp scored a legal victory by convincing a U.S. federal judge to publicly release three court documents that include new revelations about the inner workings of Pegasus, the spyware made by Israeli surveillance tech maker NSO Group.

Cybersecurity, Lawsuits, Surveillance, Israel, WhatsApp

20 points by miohtama 5 days ago | 0 comments

NSO – not government clients – operates its spyware, legal documents reveal (theguardian.com)
Legal documents released in ongoing US litigation between NSO Group and WhatsApp have revealed for the first time that the Israeli cyberweapons maker – and not its government customers – is the party that “installs and extracts” information from mobile phones targeted by the company’s hacking software.

Cybersecurity, Privacy, Law, Israel, Technology

48 points by uxhacker 6 days ago | 0 comments

Israel launched a dozen attacks on UN troops in Lebanon, says leaked report (ft.com)
Israel launched a dozen attacks on UN troops in Lebanon, says leaked report

Israel, Lebanon, Military, International Relations, News

208 points by zhengiszen 28 days ago | 288 comments

Israel’s Secret Stealth Drone (twz.com)
The existence of a secret Israeli drone, referred to as RA-01 and used for covert missions, has emerged from an unauthorized disclosure of U.S. intelligence documents which have now been posted all over social media.

Israel, Drones, Military, Intelligence, Government Secrets

32 points by belter 29 days ago | 16 comments

Twitch blocks creating new accounts from Israeli IP's (twitter.com)

Twitch, Israel, Censorship

73 points by drones 31 days ago | 66 comments

US investigates leaked documents alleging Israel plans to attack Iran (theguardian.com)
The US government is investigating an unauthorised release of classified documents that assess Israel’s plans to attack Iran.

International Relations, Military, Israel, Iran, Espionage

9 points by ljf 32 days ago | 0 comments

Twitch is now blocking users from Israel (reddit.com)

Twitch, Israel, Censorship, Social Media, Geopolitics

30 points by dtquad 32 days ago | 4 comments

EIW – ESET Israel Wiper – used in active attacks targeting Israeli orgs (doublepulsar.com)

Cybersecurity, Malware, Israel, Attacks

4 points by speckx 34 days ago | 0 comments

'Gaza's Bin Laden,' Hamas Leader Yahya Sinwar Killed in Gaza (jpost.com)
The IDF confirmed the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar on Thursday.

Hamas, Israel, Military, Politics

13 points by vinnyglennon 35 days ago | 1 comments

How Israel’s bulky pager fooled Hezbollah (reuters.com)
The batteries inside the weaponised pagers that arrived in Lebanon at the start of the year, part of an Israeli plot to decimate Hezbollah, had powerfully deceptive features and an Achilles' heel.

Israel, Hezbollah, Military Technology, Espionage

104 points by nabla9 36 days ago | 238 comments

More Details on Israel Sabotaging Hezbollah Pagers and Walkie-Talkies (schneier.com)
The Washington Post has a long and detailed story about the operation that’s well worth reading (alternate version here).

Israel, Hezbollah, Military Technology, Espionage, Security

8 points by romperstomper 37 days ago | 0 comments

Exposed: How Israeli Spies Control Your VPN (mintpressnews.com)
An estimated 1.6 billion people rely on VPNs to carry out the most sensitive tasks online, from watching illegal videos to engaging in sexual or political activities. But few people know that a considerable chunk of that market—including three of the six most popular VPNs—is quietly operated by an Israeli-owned company with close connections to that country’s national security state, including the elite Unit 8200 and Duvdevan Units of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF).

Privacy, Surveillance, Israel, VPNs, Cybersecurity

46 points by thunderbong 43 days ago | 65 comments

Spike.News – Simple News Aggregator (spike.news)
Anger and grief in south Lebanon city almost deserted after Israeli strikes

News Aggregation, Lebanon, Israel, Conflict

41 points by rohithkp 47 days ago | 9 comments

Ro'im Rachok is an IDF unit for autistic adults (wikipedia.org)
Ro'im Rachok (Hebrew: רואים רחוק, lit. 'looking ahead') is a program designed to train young autistic adults in professions by the Israel Defense Forces.

Military, Autism, Israel, Employment

12 points by apsec112 53 days ago | 4 comments

Dahiya Doctrine (wikipedia.org)
The Dahiya doctrine, or Dahya doctrine,[1] is an Israeli military strategy involving the large-scale destruction of civilian infrastructure in order to pressure hostile governments.[2] The doctrine was outlined by former Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Chief of General Staff Gadi Eizenkot.

Military Strategy, Israel, International Relations

6 points by zhengiszen 54 days ago | 0 comments

Israel concealed explosives inside batteries of pagers, Lebanese officials say (cnn.com)

Israel, Lebanon, Security, International Relations, Espionage

45 points by vFunct 55 days ago | 68 comments

Israel's Pager Attacks and Supply Chain Vulnerabilities (schneier.com)
Israel’s brazen attacks on Hezbollah last week, in which hundreds of pagers and two-way radios exploded and killed at least 37 people, graphically illustrated a threat that cybersecurity experts have been warning about for years: Our international supply chains for computerized equipment leave us vulnerable. And we have no good means to defend ourselves.

Cybersecurity, Israel, Hezbollah, International Relations

8 points by repelsteeltje 58 days ago | 1 comments

Israel Built a Modern-Day Trojan Horse: Exploding Pagers (nytimes.com)
The pagers began beeping just after 3:30 in the afternoon in Lebanon on Tuesday, alerting Hezbollah operatives to a message from their leadership in a chorus of chimes, melodies, and buzzes.

Israel, Lebanon, Hezbollah, Espionage, Military Technology

40 points by palidanx 63 days ago | 26 comments

Hacked Docs Reveal Israeli Plan to Evade U.S. Foreign Agent Law (leefang.com)
The Israeli government sought legal advice on a US federal law requiring the disclosure of foreign-backed lobbying campaigns, out of concerns that mounting enforcement of the law could ensnare American groups working in coordination with the Israeli government, leaked documents reviewed by the Guardian suggest.

Politics, International Relations, Law, Israel, United States

16 points by jay-barronville 64 days ago | 5 comments

Israel declares start of 'new phase' of war - Lebanon (theguardian.com)
Health ministry says at least 300 injured after walkie-talkies explode; Yoav Gallant does not mention explosions but praises Israel’s army and security agencies for ‘very impressive’ results

Israel, Lebanon, War, Military

7 points by nathan_phoenix 64 days ago | 0 comments

Wireless Devices Explode Across Lebanon After Israel Warns Hezbollah (nytimes.com)
Large numbers of “wireless devices” simultaneously exploded across Lebanon in an apparently coordinated attack that caused hundreds of injuries, Lebanese health officials said on Tuesday, a day after Israeli leaders warned that they were considering stepping up their military campaign against Hezbollah.

Lebanon, War, Hezbollah, Israel, Explosives

19 points by fra 65 days ago | 1 comments

Famous Roman siege thought to have lasted years ended in 'mere weeks'-New study (independent.co.uk)
The Roman siege of Masada at the end of the First Jewish-Roman War lasted “mere weeks” overturning previous beliefs of a drawn-out battle ove several years, according to a new study.

History, Archaeology, Ancient Rome, Israel

14 points by historynops 68 days ago | 4 comments

The Roman siege of Masada lasted just a few weeks, not several years (phys.org)
Researchers from the Sonia & Marco Nadler Institute of Archaeology at Tel Aviv University have used a range of modern technologies, including drones, remote sensing, and 3D digital modeling, to generate the first objective, quantified analysis of the Roman siege system at Masada. Findings indicate that, contrary to the widespread myth, the Roman army's siege of Masada in 73 CE lasted no more than a few weeks.

Archaeology, History, Technology, Israel

14 points by wglb 73 days ago | 33 comments

The IDF's cult of technology (americanaffairsjournal.org)

Military, Technology, Israel

8 points by no_exit 73 days ago | 0 comments

Extremist settlers rapidly seizing West Bank land (bbc.com)

Politics, Israel, Palestine, Land Disputes

43 points by verginer 79 days ago | 15 comments

First Temple-era 'genie' seal discovered in Jerusalem (timesofisrael.com)

Archaeology, History, Israel, Ancient History, Religion

3 points by wslh 83 days ago | 0 comments

Israel agrees to pauses in fighting in Gaza for polio vaccination – CNN (cnn.com)

Israel, Gaza, Health, Politics, War

10 points by vinnyglennon 84 days ago | 5 comments

Israel Is Buying Google Ads to Discredit the UN's Top Gaza Aid Agency (wired.com)