U.S. crews face charges of cyber-traffickingtroops in the United Arab Emirates. Men, all who are A former member of the National Security Agency is accused of helping the UAE government gain access to computers around the world, including some from the US, which have not yet been opened. court documents require.
Marc Baier, 49, Ryan Adams, 34, and Daniel Gericke, 40, have both been charged with felony criminal mischief for computer fraud and export laws. announced Tuesday.
Between 2016 and 2019, the trio worked as senior managers at Dark Matter, a state-owned Emirati security company operated by the government. In capturing a converted house in Abu Dhabi, the group was part of the operation the so-called “Project Raven,” his favorite were almost all the workers who were US spies. Their work enabled the Middle East monarchs to perform these miracles against their enemies, including human rights activists, politicians and the media, Reuters has said before.
One of the tools provided by the American people is to establish a two-dimensional “zero-click” method of tortureIntrusion systems that can interfere with known security errors on mobile devices. This attack, which can take place without the need for it at all phish target, is the same as that used by NSO The most popular spy group in Israel. The incident allowed Dark Matter employees to steal their weapons and “illegally take and use online accounting licenses issued by US companies, and gain illegal access to computers, such as mobile phones, around the world, including the United States,” DOJ says.
“Raven,” which has existed for many years, was finally introduced, a little through a group of whistleblowers.
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In order to complete the trial, the men agreed to pay a large fine, which increases up to $ 1.685 million. Penalties are part of a case that delays trial, allowing the men to escape any time they might get in prison.
However, court documents clearly state that Baier, Adams, and Gericke’s actions were illegal, alleging that their opponents “used illegal, fraudulent, and violent means, including the use of secret computer systems found in the United States. elsewhere, access to illegal computer security in the United States and elsewhere as well as unauthorized access to, material, documents, documents, information and personal information. ”
“The agreement is the first of its kind to explore two different types of crime: to provide unauthorized export-enabled security services to support the use of computers, as well as a commercial company that manufactures, supports and uses methods designed to allow others to access data without permission from computers around the world, including in the United States, “said Attorney Assistant Mark J. Lesko of the National Security Division of the Justice department. “Employers and those who assist in violating U.S. laws should expect to be prosecuted for their crimes.”