A small group within the National Security Agency initiated the hacking program to break into networks and computers remotely. They were moved to a different building and started embodying the hacker culture within the NSA, focusing on internet security.
The leak from Edward Snowden in 2013 revealed that GCHQ was potentially tapping fiber optic cables to collect and share private data, which included the cyber attack on Belgian telecommunications company Belgacom, allegedly carried out by GCHQ and NSA technology called Quantum Insert.
The planning process for the operation that killed Osama Bin Laden involved various technical collection systems in order to ensure secrecy, and relied heavily on the lunar cycle for the timing of the helicopter assault.
The server used in cybercrime can be found in Iceland, leading to multiple investigations based in the country.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu explains the Cyber Spark complex being built in Beersheba, which includes the headquarters for their NSA-like collection agency, Unit 8200, and is adjacent to a university and search center.