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Re:Uncovering the CIA's Crypto AG operation by mistermann on Friday March 06, 2020 @11:07AM (#22504658)
It's kind of interesting the lack of interest the media has in such a story. Would be interesting if there was a way to somehow float the same story except with a different country (say, Russia) alleged to have been behind the placement of the device.
Re:Uncovering the CIA's Crypto AG operation by wahern on Friday March 06, 2020 @03:30PM (#22507024)
Media attention was similarly short-lived regarding the closing of the Russian consulate in San Francisco and the Russian compound in Maryland.

Yes, Israel usually gets a pass on espionage, and Russian election interference is a years-long story. But in any particular incident it's hard to tell whether the public is disinterested in the incident or disinterested in the adversary. Plus, to be fair, reports of actual Russian incidents are fairly common. I mean, they've literally built a niche industry for social media hacking. Reporting on it is easy; you don't need to wait for intelligence leaks. And they publicly gloat about their strategy and tactics. By contrast, Israel is usually far more discrete[1] and publicly identified incidents are few and far between.

[1] Operationally and politically. They certainly don't gloat. They stick to a very strict recitation: "Israel does not spy against the United States."