Digital trail identifying Israeli spy chief has been online for years

IDF cyber-intelligence chief Yossi Sariel exposed online by social media activity and accidental government leak

The commander of Israel's military surveillance agency, Unit 8200, is facing fresh embarrassment after it emerged that an extensive digital trail identifying him as a senior intelligence official has been exposed online for years.

The Guardian revealed on Friday how Yossi Sariel, whose name had been protected by the Israeli state, inadvertently disclosed his identity online in a security lapse linked to a book published under a pen name in 2021.