On hand at the launch (of The Institute at Ben-Gurion University), according to coverage, were officials from global firms like Microsoft and General Motors, as well as top-tier Israeli politicians, like Herzog, the president. (A spokesperson for GM told The Intercept they could not confirm the company’s attendance.)

An American auto maker showing up at the opening of a secretive cyberspying training academy in Israel is concerning.

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In November, in a video filmed at the Gaza Strip, Hulio announced his new startup, Dream Security, an AI firm focused on defending critical infrastructure.

In April, according to Israel’s largest newspaper, a co-founder of IntelEye — a company that monitors the “dark web” — identified his former NSO colleague Hulio as an investor.

This month, he announced the founding of “The Institute,” a new initiative at Israel’s Ben-Gurion University of the Negev that aims to become an Israeli hub for training and research on artificial intelligence.

Taking the helm of The Institute is the most recent step in Hulio’s makeover from being a public villain to becoming a cyberhero, leading a nation’s technological education.

Local media reported on the suspenseful cyber-takedown of Mustafa and Mohammed Ayyash, the two Palestinian brothers alleged to have run the Gaza Now Telegram channel.

Israel Hayom claimed that Gaza Now’s Telegram and WhatsApp channels were shut down and “dramatically impaired.” Both, however, remain up and running, with hundreds of thousands of followers.

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