Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2019-01-30 00:00:00
Affected organization: Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah
Affected country: Oman
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 Oman's head of foreign affairs, Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah.