Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2020-12-20 00:00:00
Affected organization: Rania Dridi
Affected country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Industry: Other Services (except Public Administration)
Event type: Exploitive
Event subtype: Exploitation of End Hosts
Motive: Political-Espionage
Actor: United Arab Emirates
Actor type: Nation-State
Actor country: United Arab Emirates
Description: London-based reporter Rani Dridi has had her iPhone compromised with what appears Pegasus spyware for the past year. Researchers have said Dridi was likely targeted by the government of the UAE. The campaign is also thought to have affected at least 36 other journalists working for Al Jazeera and been perpetrated by the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and two other unnamed actors.