[Illniyar]

Unit 8200 is the premier software development track in the Israeli military.

Every Israeli tech company likely has multiple developers from Unit 8200 in it. Whether it's building e-commerce shops or making video games.

While 8200 definitely falls under the military intelligence wing, I don't think describing people in it as Cyber Spies is anywhere near accurate. And unless that guy was very high ranking it is a stretch to imply that's an indication that IL military intelligence is involved in the company.

That is not to say that the military isn't involved with the company - that might very well be true, just that someone being from Unit 8200 isn't an indication of it.

[jojobas]

Makes perfect cover though? "He was only a conscript changing printer cartridges"

[true_religion]

People who don't live in countries with mandatory conscription for all don't really understand: everyone is connected to the military but it means nothing.

Judging an Israeli citizen on their IDF ties is like judging a US citizen on the fact that they went to public school.

[LMYahooTFY]

Cover to do what? Insert malicious code and hope no one else notices? Or coerce everyone in the company to look the other way?

If an intelligence agency wants to compromise a service, they have much more discreet, powerful, and deniable ways to accomplish this.