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Project Raven was a confidential initiative to help the UAE surveil other governments, militants, and human rights activists. Its team included former U.S. intelligence agents, who applied their training to hack phones and computers belonging to
Project Raven's victims. The operation was based in a
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After the UAE contracts shifted from the US parent firm CyberPoint to its UAE subsidiary DarkMatter, Baier, who was a former employee of the NSA, and Adams and
Gericke, who had been in the United States military and intelligence communities, failed to acquire permission to be employed by the UAE
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On 26 August 2022, the three former U.S. intelligence operatives who helped the UAE spy on human rights activists, journalists, and governments were barred from arms export activities under a deal announced by the State
Department. The operatives, Marc Baier, Ryan Adams, and Daniel Gericke, were
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published comments from a former employee of DarkMatter, Daniel
Wolford. He stated, "We did not hack Americans...Our mission was simple: advise and assist UAE to create a national cyber security program similar to NTOC (NSA/CSS Threat Operations Center)." The work done creating a "target list,"
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By early 2018, DarkMatter's turnover was hundreds of millions of U.S. dollars. Eighty percent of its work was for the UAE government and related organizations, including the NESA. It had developed a smartphone model called Katim, Arabic for "silence". DarkMatter was an official provider for the
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In August 2019, Google blocked websites approved by DarkMatter, after
Reuters reported the firm's involvement in a hacking operation led by the United Arab Emirates. Google, previously, said that all websites certified by DarkMatter would be marked as unsafe by its Chrome and Android browsers.
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to annually assess the risk to the United States national security posed by former intelligence officials and employees who are working for foreign-based firms, governments, and entities. This law was driven in part by the United Arab
Emirates cyber espionage operations against United States
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article revealing DarkMatter surveillance for UAE, Samer
Khalife, the chief financial officer for DarkMatter, transferred some United States citizens from DarkMatter to a new company Connection Systems and tiger teams were established by DarkMatter to counter the allegations contained in
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include it as a trusted CA in the
Firefox web browser. For more than a year, Mozilla's reviewers addressed concerns about DarkMatter's technical practices, eventually questioning on that basis whether DarkMatter met the baseline requirements for inclusion.
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anywhere in the world, without requiring any interaction on the part of the iPhone's owner as long as a username was provided, such as Apple ID, Email address associated with the phone, or phone number. It apparently achieved this by exploiting a
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capability to create fraudulent certificates, which would allow fraudulent websites or software updates to convincingly masquerade as legitimate ones. Such capabilities, if misused, would allow DarkMatter to more easily deploy
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from operating as one of its internet security gatekeepers, following reports on the cyber-espionage program, which was run by Abu Dhabi-based DarkMatter staff for leading a clandestine hacking operation.
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Wolford said, was part of a training operation "to teach the Emiratis about lawful targeting and collection," he asserted. "We tried to show them who is and isn't a threat to their national security."
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investigations; (c) severing ties to any United Arab Emirates intelligence and law enforcement agencies; (d) submitting to a prohibition of services, including defense articles associated with
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receiving a Bachelor's degree in English. From January 1973 to December 1983, he worked at Ardell Yacht and Ship Brokers in International Sales and from December 1998 to June 2000 he was at
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sanctions, as the companies were accused of enabling human rights abuses. The letter demanded that high-ranking executives at DarkMatter, along with the three other firms, be sanctioned.
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on opponents of Iran's best interests by the government of Iran during 2010 and 2011, the United States assisted the United Arab Emirates in late 2011 with establishing the
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filed a lawsuit in a US district court in Oregon against three former US intelligence and military officers, who carried out hacking operations on behalf of the
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DarkMatter's public launch came in 2015, at the 2nd Annual Arab Future Cities Summit. At this time, the company advertised capabilities including
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was deemed to be a secret spy tool, developed by the UAE. Very little is known about the tool and what its capabilities are.
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750,000, $ 600,000, and $ 335,000, respectively, totaling $ 1.68 million; (b) supporting FBI and
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1304:"Deep Pockets, Deep Cover: The UAE Is paying Ex-CIA officers to build a spy empire in the Gulf"
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through his security advisory group Good Harbor Consulting, as an arm of UAE royal
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converted mansion in a suburb of Abu Dhabi in Khalifa City nicknamed "the Villa."
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1702:"CyberSecurity Firm Darkmatter Request to be Trusted Root CA Raises Concerns"
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Craig Timberg; Michael Birnbaum; Drew Harwell; Dan Sabbagh (2021-07-20).
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From 1968 to 1969, Frank Cottle studied English as an undergraduate at
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Mazzetti, Mark; Perlroth, Nicole; Bergman, Ronen (22 December 2019).
1030:"Alliance Business Centers: ABOUT ALLIANCE Who We Are and What We Do"
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1091:"Alliance Virtual Offices: About Management and Staff, Frank Cottle"
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Alliance Business Centers / International Office Centers Corporation
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for crimes including digital espionage services, involvement in the
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1790:"Mozilla Blocks DarkMatter From Becoming a Trusted CA in Firefox"
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1413:"Takeaways From The Times's Investigation Into Hackers for Hire"
1121:"Alliance Business Centers Network: ALLIANCE NETWORK - New York"
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1864:"Information War Led to Khashoggi's Murder | RealClearPolitics"
1633:"On the list: Ten prime ministers, three presidents and a king"
1061:"Frank Cottle โ Chairman, Founder at Alliance Business Centers"
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Alliance Virtual Offices website (alliancevirtualoffices.com)
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Nadia Mansoor, wife of imprisoned UAE human rights activist
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As of 2020, DarkMatter has been under investigation by the
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and a former Qatari minister regarding Michelle Obama and
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Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center ransomware incident
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Schectman, Joel; Bing, Christopher (September 15, 2021).
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On 22 December 2021, a very popular messaging app named
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Schectman, Joel; Bing, Christopher (January 22, 2020).
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Bing, Christopher; Schectman, Joel (January 30, 2019).
1670:"UAE Used Cyber Super-Weapon to Spy on iPhones of Foes"
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Schectman, Joel; Bing, Christopher (10 December 2019).
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Influential Entrepreneurs (businessinnovatorsradio.com)
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Schectman, Joel; Bing, Christopher (30 January 2019).
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which was established in 1992 by its CEO Frank Cottle.
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4013:Munster Technological University ransomware attack
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1530:Menn, Joseph; Schectman, Joel (15 December 2021).
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3903:Waikato District Health Board ransomware attack
2636:Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. elections
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759:in the Director of Procurement, USA department.
586:firm. According to Lori Stroud who is a former
518:On 28 December 2017, DarkMatter requested that
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272:(NESA) which is the UAE's equivalent to the US
260:Allegations of surveillance for UAE government
240:The company reportedly hired graduates of the
156:is a computer security company founded in the
3964:Anonymous and the Russian invasion of Ukraine
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3933:National Rifle Association ransomware attack
3857:United States federal government data breach
1749:"1427262 - Add DarkMatter Root Certificates"
1437:Biddle, Sam; Cole, Matthew (June 12, 2019).
1034:Alliance Business Centers website (abcn.com)
346:. According to the lawsuit, the three men โ
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2606:Democratic National Committee cyber attacks
2123:Weinberg, David Andrew (November 3, 2015).
676:citizens, firms, entities, and government.
569:, and incarceration of foreign dissidents.
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3898:Health Service Executive ransomware attack
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2550:Office of Personnel Management data breach
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394:International Traffic in Arms Regulations
1977:Cimpanau, Catalin (September 14, 2021).
380:, House Intelligence Committee Chairman
300:, the co-founder and CEO of CyberPoint.
3888:Ivanti Pulse Connect Secure data breach
1302:McLaughlin, Jenna (December 21, 2017).
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4451:Software companies established in 2014
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749:United States International University
270:National Electronic Security Authority
184:and the son of a major general in the
4069:Ukrainian cyberattacks against Russia
3847:European Medicines Agency data breach
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1248:Maragitelli, Simone (July 27, 2016).
807:McLaughlin, Jenna (24 October 2016).
244:technology units and paid them up to
180:, the founder of mobile phone vendor
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1894:. September 14, 2021. Archived from
1722:Quintin, Cooper (22 February 2019).
1470:Gallagher, Sean (February 1, 2019).
1150:Cottle, Frank (September 15, 2021).
1097:. September 15, 2021. Archived from
1036:. September 15, 2021. Archived from
503:to targets' devices, and to decrypt
384:, and 16 other lawmakers, asked for
4064:Change Healthcare ransomware attack
3893:Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack
2601:Commission on Elections data breach
2231:Riley, Tonya (September 14, 2021).
2031:Hsu, Spencer (September 15, 2021).
1127:. December 25, 2001. Archived from
673:United States intelligence agencies
961:Stock, Gary (September 21, 2001).
207:
161:
25:
2761:Jeff Bezos phone hacking incident
1006:. August 13, 2001. Archived from
554:FBI investigation and indictments
541:prohibited the government of the
486:Certificate authority controversy
3883:Microsoft Exchange Server breach
3334:Microarchitectural Data Sampling
2570:Ukrainian Power Grid Cyberattack
2478:Cyberterrorism attack of June 25
1275:McLaughlin, Jenna (2016-10-24).
1059:Saunders, Mike (December 2016).
4089:IRLeaks attack on Iranian banks
2682:2017 Ukraine ransomware attacks
2519:2014 JPMorgan Chase data breach
1277:"Featured News: Spies for Hire"
1256:from the original on 2016-07-27
809:"Featured News: Spies for Hire"
747:and from 1970 to 1973 attended
128:(founder and managing director)
27:UAE based cybersecurity company
2514:2014 celebrity nude photo leak
1728:Electronic Frontier Foundation
626:No. 83 Expeditionary Air Group
532:Electronic Frontier Foundation
420:vulnerability in the device's
1:
4084:Fur Affinity domain hijacking
3989:Shanghai police database leak
3979:Costa Rican ransomware attack
2751:Bulgarian revenue agency hack
2529:Russian hacker password theft
2151:AP staff (November 2, 2015).
618:United States Central Command
494:(CA). This would give it the
202:In 2016, DarkMatter replaced
4446:Companies based in Abu Dhabi
3913:Kaseya VSA ransomware attack
2885:Bangladesh Black Hat Hackers
2361:(publication of 2009 events)
726:(also called 1 Tower or the
314:Following a 24 October 2016
32:Dark Matter (disambiguation)
18:DarkMatter (Emirati company)
4038:British Library cyberattack
4028:Insomniac Games data breach
2746:Baltimore ransomware attack
294:Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
77:; 10 years ago
4482:
4033:Polish railway cyberattack
3918:Transnet ransomware attack
3908:JBS S.A. ransomware attack
3020:Tailored Access Operations
2667:WannaCry ransomware attack
2560:Ashley Madison data breach
2504:Anthem medical data breach
2421:PlayStation network outage
728:old One World Trade Center
460:Prime Minister of Lebanon
441:Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani
404:For the Wi-Fi attack, see
403:
29:
3842:Twitter account hijacking
3796:
2756:WhatsApp snooping scandal
2621:Indian Bank data breaches
2315:
1868:www.realclearpolitics.com
513:man-in-the-middle attacks
42:
3298:Speculative Store Bypass
2865:Ukrainian Cyber Alliance
2662:2017 Macron e-mail leaks
1908:Honolulu Star-Advertiser
437:Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani
235:National Security Agency
3974:DDoS attacks on Romania
2672:Westminster data breach
2591:Bangladesh Bank robbery
2534:2014 Yahoo! data breach
2524:2014 Sony Pictures hack
2483:2013 Yahoo! data breach
2468:South Korea cyberattack
2370:Operation Olympic Games
2365:Australian cyberattacks
671:. The law requires the
439:, nicknamed "Crybaby",
264:In response to alleged
3015:Syrian Electronic Army
2725:SingHealth data breach
2488:Singapore cyberattacks
2426:RSA SecurID compromise
661:United States Congress
467:Yemeni Nobel Laureate
4466:Computer surveillance
4313:Account pre-hijacking
4059:Kadokawa and Niconico
3959:Red Cross data breach
3304:Lazy FP state restore
3088:Kristoffer von Hassel
2741:Sri Lanka cyberattack
2611:Vietnam Airport Hacks
2452:Operation High Roller
2243:on September 17, 2021
2072:on September 16, 2021
1898:on September 15, 2021
1772:"DarkMatter Concerns"
1364:Maryland Daily Record
1316:on September 19, 2021
1101:on September 15, 2021
1071:on September 15, 2021
1040:on September 15, 2021
973:on September 15, 2021
655:New United States law
492:certificate authority
225:Recruitment practices
4456:Cyber-arms companies
3984:LastPass vault theft
3954:Ukraine cyberattacks
3867:Vastaamo data breach
3791:Hacking in the 2020s
3250:Silent Bob is Silent
2310:Hacking in the 2010s
2012:. September 14, 2021
1753:bugzilla.mozilla.org
1131:on December 25, 2001
543:United Arab Emirates
526:On 30 January 2019,
338:On 9 December 2021,
328:On 1 February 2019,
248:1 million annually.
242:Israel Defense Force
206:as a contractor for
166:Israel Defense Force
158:United Arab Emirates
109:UAE, Finland, Canada
98:United Arab Emirates
30:For other uses, see
4079:Trump campaign hack
3995:Grand Theft Auto VI
3862:EasyJet data breach
3184:SS7 vulnerabilities
2720:Atlanta cyberattack
2689:Equifax data breach
2447:Stratfor email leak
2396:Canadian government
2375:Operation ShadowNet
2038:The Washington Post
1641:. Washington, D.C.
1638:The Washington Post
1227:(16 October 2019).
757:Deloitte Consulting
730:) through the firm
632:during the Wars in
453:British journalist
340:Loujain al-Hathloul
122:Karim Sabbagh (CEO)
39:
4181:IT Army of Ukraine
4023:MOVEit data breach
3852:Nintendo data leak
3813:2030s →
3633:Petya and NotPetya
3262:ROCA vulnerability
3025:The Shadow Brokers
2951:Iranian Cyber Army
2877:persistent threats
2677:Petya and NotPetya
2641:2016 Bitfinex hack
2616:DCCC cyber attacks
2575:SWIFT banking hack
2104:. October 28, 2015
1616:has generic name (
1517:The New York Times
1417:The New York Times
1392:The New York Times
1152:"Frank Cottle bio"
1010:on August 13, 2001
967:Gary Stock website
925:. 3 February 2019.
847:. 2 February 2018.
721:World Trade Center
649:Muslim Brotherhood
575:Justice Department
507:communications of
471:, a leader in the
186:Dubai Police Force
168:technology units.
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4114:associated events
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4054:XZ Utils backdoor
4018:Evide data breach
3938:Banco de Oro hack
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3058:Mustafa Al-Bassam
2825:New World Hackers
2788:associated events
2769:
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2565:VTech data breach
2416:Operation AntiSec
2380:Operation Payback
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1492:. 9 December 2021
1205:. 21 January 2021
983:Southwestern Bell
290:Richard A. Clarke
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