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How long did Israel’s supply chain attack on Hezbollah’s pager source stay clandestine?

How long did the USA keep it hidden that they owned the Swiss company that manufactured encryption devices for other countries?

They are extremely adept at finding ways to use the secret knowledge without blowing their source. A good example of this is the scene in _The Imitation Game_ after they break the Enigma code for the first time, but Alan Turing explains that they can’t notify the allied ship convoy without leaking that fact.

parent thephyber 1 year ago

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