LATEST CYBERSECURITY NEWS: Three former US Spooks admit hacking for UAE in plea bargain
Iain Fraser - Cybersecurity Journalist, Gibraltar
The BBC has reported that three former US intelligence operatives have admitted to breaking US laws by carrying out hacking operations for the United Arab Emirates. They are all reported to have worked for an unnamed UAE-based firm and allegedly hacked into servers, computers and phones around the world.
In a plea bargain the three have agreed to pay $1.7m (£1.2m) to resolve charges of computer fraud, access device fraud and violating export controls according to US prosecutors.
Earlier this year, the UAE was accused of using the notorious malware Pegasus from the Israeli company NSO Group to spy on journalists, dissidents and rival governments. Continue Reading - Register Free/...
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