Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2019-01-30 00:00:00
Affected organization: Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani
Affected country: Qatar
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: Former U.S. government intelligence operatives working for the UAE used the spying tool Karma to hack the iPhones of activists, diplomats, and rival foreign leaders. One of the targets is Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani.