Espionage

Spanish judge shelves investigation of Pegasus use for attacks on PM Sanchez, ministers

The judge in charge of the investigation assured that the Israeli authorities don't provide sufficient information to determine whether the cyberattacks were carried out using the Pegasus software.

 An illustrative image of the NSO Group logo on a smartphone.
 The silhouette of a man, seen over the flag of the Islamic Republic of Iran (illustrative)

IDF Givati Brigade soldier arrested, charged in suspected Iran espionage

Former prime minister Naftali Bennett speaks at the annual Cyber Week, at Tel Aviv University, December 9, 2025

Israeli indicted in Iranian espionage plot targeting former PM Naftali Bennett

 Alternate Prime Minister Naftali Bennett arrives to testify at the commission of inquiry into Nahal Tzafit disaster in Tel Aviv, August 1, 2022

Iran-linked spy suspect arrested near former Israeli prime minister’s home


Israel carries out covert assassination, steals documents in Iran

The presenter, Vahid Haddab, claimed that "last month, Israel assassinated a figure whose identity has not yet been identified and stole documents inside Iran."

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German prosecutors open probe into drone flights over critical infrastructure

The Bild newspaper, which first reported the investigation, cited an internal police report that said a no-fly zone over a nuclear power plant had been violated several times this month.

 A handout graphic provided to Reuters shows the specifications and characteristics of the Russian Orlan-10 UAV, including several of its sensor systems and capabilities, published December 15, 2022, by the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), a defence think tank in London, Britain.

Ramat Gan resident indicted on charges of spying for Iranian agent

The defendant received a total of $12,000 in cryptocurrencies.

 An anti-Israel billboard is seen next to the Iranian flag during a celebration following the IRGC attack on Israel, in Tehran, Iran, April 15, 2024.

'Sham conviction': Jewish groups, world leaders condemn Russia’s sentencing of Evan Gershkovich

Evan Gershkovich, a 32-year-old Jewish American, was sentenced to 16 imprisonment by a Russian court over espionage charges.

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who faces charges of espionage, stands inside an enclosure for defendants as he attends a court hearing in Yekaterinburg, Russia July 19, 2024.

Russian court jails US reporter Gershkovich for 16 years after convicting him of espionage

Gershkovich, a 32-year-old American who said the allegations against him were false, went on trial last month in the city of Yekaterinburg.

 Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who is in custody on espionage charges, stands behind a glass wall of an enclosure for defendants as he attends a court hearing to consider extending his detention in Moscow, Russia, March 26, 2024.

Iranian intelligence recruited Israeli citizens for espionage - Shin Bet

Detectives arrested three Israeli citizens on suspicion of conducting security activities in Israel under the direction of Iranian intelligence agencies.

 Conversations between an Israeli and their Iranian "handler" over conducting surveillance for Iran.

WikiLeaks' Julian Assange to be freed after pleading guilty to US Espionage Act charge

Assange is due to be sentenced to 62 months of time already served at a hearing on the island of Saipan at 9 a.m. local time on Wednesday.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange makes a speech from the balcony of the Ecuadorian Embassy, in central London

IDF spy-gate: Who is the man who collected classified Israeli intel?

According to Maariv, the suspect is a lawyer who previously worked to rescue Israelis and Jews from war-torn Ukraine.

 An Israeli soldier stands on a hill during sunset, December 30, 2023

Espionage and destruction: A look into the IDF's elite submarine unit

The operation of the submarine requires great secrecy, and as such, the submarine must be completely independent.

 Israeli submarine at sea.

Ex-senior Shin Bet official tells how undercover hospital raids are done

The officials's comments come in the aftermath of the Jenin hospital operation.

 View of the Ibn Sina Hospital, in the West Bank city of Jenin on January 30, 2024