A woman uses her phone at the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair 2022 in the Emirati capital on May 25, 2022. (Photo by Karim SAHIB / AFP/Getty Images) State Department debars ex-NSA cyber mercenaries who aided vast UAE surveillance operation The former intelligence operatives worked in a hacking unit of the cybersecurity firm DarkMatter, which is known for developing spyware. Aug 31, 2022 By Suzanne Smalley
The aerial view of BURJ KHALIFA and downtown at Sunset on December 20, 2018 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Rustam Azmi/Getty Images) Former US intelligence operatives charged with helping UAE hack rivals, Americans The charges accuse three American citizens of helping the UAE spy on foreign rivals, activists and U.S. citizens. Sep 14, 2021 By Tonya Riley