Interesting paper on recent hack-and-leak operations attributed to the UAE: Abstract: Four hack-and-leak operations in U.S. politics between 2016 and 2019, publicly attributed to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar, and Saudi Arabia, should be seen as the “simulation of scandal” – deliberate attempts to direct moral judgement against their target. Although “hacking” tools enable … Read More “UAE Hack and Leak Operations” »
Category: saudiarabia
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academicpapers, cybersecurity, hacking, leaks, nationalsecuritypolicy, qatar, saudiarabia, Security technology, unitedarabemirates
amazon, hacking, malware, saudiarabia, Security technology, smartphones, spyware
Motherboard obtained and published the technical report on the hack of Jeff Bezos’s phone, which is being attributed to Saudi Arabia, specifically to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. …investigators set up a secure lab to examine the phone and its artifacts and spent two days poring over the device but were unable to find any … Read More “Technical Report of the Bezos Phone Hack” »
attribution, control, iran, malware, russia, saudiarabia, Security technology
The conventional story is that Iran targeted Saudi Arabia with Triton in 2017. New research from FireEye indicates that it might have been Russia. I don’t know. FireEye likes to attribute all sorts of things to Russia, but the evidence here looks pretty good. Powered by WPeMatico