IDF to Deploy New AI “Morpheus” System to Monitor Soldiers’ Social Media for Security Risks

The IDF plans to introduce a new artificial-intelligence monitoring system called Morpheus to track public social-media activity by active-duty soldiers, according to a report published Wednesday by Galei Tzahal. The move follows concerns that Hamas gathered significant intelligence from public posts by Israeli soldiers prior to the October 7 attacks.

According to the report, Morpheus will monitor approximately 170,000 public accounts belonging to soldiers in mandatory service. Using AI tools trained to detect operational risks, the system will analyze every text, photo, or video uploaded to social platforms and assess whether the post could expose sensitive information. The review includes whether content was filmed inside bases, reveals locations, displays weapon systems, or provides visual details that can be cross-referenced by terror organizations.

When Morpheus flags a potential violation, the alert will be transferred to the army’s information-security officers. These officers will then contact the soldier and instruct them to remove the post immediately. In the next stage of deployment, the system is expected to send automatic warnings directly to soldiers within seconds of uploading content that “violates security rules.”

Galei Tzahal said that the initiative has sparked internal debate due to privacy concerns, though the army insists the monitoring will apply only to public accounts of active-duty soldiers. Reservists, who are civilians, will not be included in the system, and private accounts will not be scanned. The IDF expects Morpheus to receive the necessary approvals at the beginning of December.

The report added that Morpheus already operated over the past year in a limited pilot involving 45,000 soldiers. During the trial period, thousands of posts required direct intervention by information-security teams, who instructed soldiers to delete content deemed sensitive. Security officials now aim to expand the system across the military to close the gaps exposed in the information-security investigation published in November 2024.

That investigation found that Hamas collected “valuable information” posted online by soldiers “without censorship and without oversight,” including material filmed inside bases and during operational activity. According to the findings, such posts exposed “numerous vulnerabilities and targets for attack,” contributing to the enemy’s intelligence picture.