BH

BAHRAIN

Intel Environment

Military Alliance
Interior Intelligence Services
Exterior Intelligence Services
Military Intelligence Services
SIGINT/COMINT Alliances

Telco/Carrier/ISP Environment

TYPE	NAME	OWNER	URL
GSM900	Bahrain Telecommunications Company (BATELCO)		http://www.batelco.com.bh/
GSM1800 / 3G 2100	VIVA Bahrain B.S.C. Closed (VIVA)
GSM900/1800 / 3G 2100	Zain Bahrain B.S.C (zain BH) formerly MTC-Vodafone Bahrain

Transnational Cables and Connections

Type

Name

Ownership

Connecting Operator Point A

Connection Operator Point B

URL/Notes

SIGINT/COMINT Stations and Operators

Name	Location	Operator	Capabilities
	Al-Muharraq Airport	Contractor Operated US INSCOM Facility

Vendor Appearance

• 10/2011: BLUECOAT

• 08/2011: TROVICOR

• 08/2007: NELSON, LOUTHEAN JOHN ALEXANDER of GAMMA

Articles / Events / Situations

Date	Source	Title	Tags
26.07.2012	netzpolitik.org	Gamma FinFisher: Weltweit gegen Aktivisten eingesetzter Staatstrojaner enttarnt und veröffentlicht	BH / FINFISHER / GAMMA
26.07.2012	spiegel.de	Bahrain: Trojanerangriff auf Bürgerrechtler	FINFISHER / BH
25.07.2012	bloomberg.com	Cyber Attacks On Activists Traced To FinFisher Spyware Of Gamma	FINFISHER / BH / GAMMA
25.07.2012	citizenlab.org	From Bahrain With Love: FinFisher’s Spy Kit Exposed?	FINFISHER / BH / GAMMA
07.12.2011	NDR Zapp	German spyware for dictators (Flash) / (Youtube) / (with French subtitles)	BH DE EG IR OM SY TM DREAMLAB FINFISHER GAMMA TROVICOR
07.12.2011	NDR Zapp	Das Geschäft mit Sicherheitstechnologie	BH DE EG IR OM SY TM DREAMLAB FINFISHER GAMMA TROVICOR
05.12.2011	Spiegel	Bürgerrechte: Der gläserne Staatsfeind	BH LY FINFISHER GAMMA HACKINGTEAM TROVICOR SYBORG
30.10.2011	Spiegel	Verbotene Exporte: Syriens Regime überwacht Internet mit US-Technik	SY AE BH QA BLUECOAT
29.10.2011	Wall Street Journal	U.S. Firm Acknowledges Syria Uses Its Gear to Block Web	AE BH QA SY BLUECOAT
20.09.2011	BBC Radio 4	Cyber Spies 20 Sep 11	GAMMA SIEMENS Bahrain
20.09.2011	BBC Radio 4	UK firm denies 'cyber-spy' deal with Egypt	GAMMA EG Finfisher SIEMENS Bahrain
24.08.2011	Spiegel Online	Handyüberwachung: Deutsche Firma soll Spähtechnik an Bahrain geliefert haben	BH NOKIA SIEMENS
22.08.2011	bloomberg.com	Torture in Bahrain Aided by Nokia Siemens	BH Nokia Siemens
09.04.2011	dawn.com	Bahrain touted intelligence ties with Israel, says cable	BH IL Mossad
06.08.2009	OpenNet Initiative	Internet Filtering in Bahrain	BH

Unconfirmed Rumors

• FINFISHER said to have been sold to BH Government, [Confirmation needed]