11/08/2025
Leaks reveal helped deploy cloud for mass surveillance and airstrike planning.
Leaked documents reveal Microsoft’s Azure cloud was used by Israel’s Unit 8200 for mass surveillance on , recording millions of calls from and the West Bank. Sources inside the unit told +972 magazine that the data was used for arrests, blackmail, and targeted killings. Microsoft CEO approved the deal in 2022 after meeting with Unit 8200’s commander in Seattle. He called the project “critical,” aiming to move 70% of Israeli intelligence to Azure.
