Omer Benjakob (@omerbenj) / X

Omer Benjakob

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Omer Benjakob

@omerbenj

Disinfo/cyber reporter @Haaretz @haaretzcom 📰 #TeamJorge #ProjectPegasus ■ Wikipedialogist ■ Covering knowledge in age of disinfo ■ Research fellow @lpiParis_

Born in New York, raised in Tel Aviv

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Joined March 2009

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Omer Benjakob
@omerbenj
Feb 15, 2023
SCOOP: We went undercover & discovered a secret disinformation-for-hire group called Team Jorge selling election interference, hack-and-leak & influence as a service. They claim to have meddled in 33 elections THREAD #TeamJorge @FredMetzo @GurMegiddo
The Israelis destabilizing democracy and disrupting elections worldwide
From haaretz.com
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Omer Benjakob
@omerbenj
Aug 4, 2022
SCOOP We got our hands on screen shots of an early prototype of Pegasus, called Syaphan and intended for use by the Israeli police These photos are the closest we’ve gotten to seeing real working Pegasus system THREAD @JoshBreiner @haaretzcom haaretz.com/israel-news/20…
Omer Benjakob
@omerbenj
Sep 14, 2023
🚨SCOOP: My new @haaretzcom investigation reveals new Israeli cyber companies developed technology that exploits the heart of the online economy - ads - not just for mass surveillance, but also to hack phones 👇
Revealed: Israeli cyber firms developed an 'insane' new spyware tool. No defense exists
From haaretz.com
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Omer Benjakob
@omerbenj
Oct 3, 2025
New investigation w @GurMegiddo: Israel is running covert digital influence ops in Persian - including a campaign to reinstate the shah monarchy This is based on our sources and research by social media analysis, including a new expose by @citizenlab
The Israeli influence operation aiming to Install Reza Pahlavi as Shah of Iran
From haaretz.com
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Omer Benjakob
@omerbenj
Feb 21, 2021
פייק ניוז בערוץ 20 ודוגמא יפה לאיך מנגנוני פרופגנדה פופוליסטים לא רק מפיץ מידע כוזב אלא גם עושה פוליטיזציה מיותרת ושיטתית למקורות ידע אמינים - בדרך כלל תקשורת ואקדמיה אבל במקרה הזה ויקיפדיה (שרשור קצר)
C14
@C14_news
Feb 21, 2021
מי שינה את הערך של ליאת בן ארי בויקיפדיה? לקטע המלא>> bit.ly/3ugR24O @ErelSegal @KastelMoti
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Omer Benjakob
@omerbenj
Dec 23, 2022
SCOOP Meet Toka, an Israeli camera hacking firm set up by former PM Ehud Barak and the IDF’s ex-cyber chief. It sells only to intel bodies and law enforcement and allows them to “access” and “alter” camera feeds
This ‘dystopian’ cyber firm could have saved Mossad assassins from exposure
From haaretz.com
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Omer Benjakob
@omerbenj
Jul 20, 2021
Replying to @omerbenj
Netanyahu's cyber spyware diplomacy: Where Bibi goes, NSO's Pegasus soon began to operate >> @amitaiz @haaretzcom @FbdnStories #PegsusProject haaretz.com/israel-news/te…
Omer Benjakob
@omerbenj
Feb 15, 2023
Replying to @omerbenj
tldr; Team Jorge are a 1-stop-shop of influence & psyops Their business model: disinformation-as-a-service, or DaaS. Their software: AIMS, an advanced system for creating and deploying fake accounts without detection #TeamJorge @FredMetzo @GurMegiddo
Hacking, extortion, election interference: The toolkit of Israel’s agents of chaos
From haaretz.com
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Omer Benjakob
@omerbenj
Aug 10, 2020
Tel Aviv this morning: police arresting Palestinians who entered Israel illegally to go to... the beach
Omer Benjakob
@omerbenj
Jan 19, 2022
I've spent that last two weeks combing over the amazing work done by @amnesty's Security Lab & @citizenlab to put together this list of all the confirmed victims of the Pegasus. Did I miss anyone? DM me and we'll update the list @haaretzcom
haaretz.com
The NSO file: A complete (updating) list of individuals targeted with Pegasus spyware
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Omer Benjakob
@omerbenj
Jun 9, 2025
Paragon says it “offered both the Italian government & parliament a way to determine whether its system had been used against the journalist," but since "Italian authorities chose not to proceed with this solution, Paragon terminated its contracts" haaretz.com/00000197-511f-…
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Omer Benjakob
@omerbenj
Jul 20, 2021
“Make the deal, it’s for Israel’s security” Investigation reveals: Where Netanyahu traveled, NSO soon followed. This is how Israel became the cyber industry’s patron and pushed spyware sales across the world - @amitaiz for #PegasusProject @haaretzcom haaretz.com/israel-news/te…
Omer Benjakob
@omerbenj
Oct 5, 2023
BOOM: Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert was involved with cyber firm Intellexa and was even supposed to help pitch its cyber tools to Germany Massive scoop by @danieldolev at @HashomrimOrg as part of the #PredatorFiles published by @EICnetwork
Ex-Israeli PM Olmert worked for U.S. blacklisted spyware maker Intellexa
From haaretz.com
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Omer Benjakob
@omerbenj
Feb 21, 2021
Replying to @omerbenj
כפי שאמר לי חוקר אמריקאי בהקשר לבחירות באמריקה: הרוח הקונספירטיבית יותר מכל קונספירציה ספציפית היא התנאי האפשרות של QAnon. עולם בו הכול אפשרי ואי אפשר להאמין לאף אחד הוא המטרה האמתית של סוכני דיסאינפורמציה. שם זה טראמפ/פוקס/OAN, וכאן זה ערוץ 20 וכו haaretz.co.il/magazine/.prem…