The United Arab Emirates acquired a cyber weapon named 'Karma' in 2016 that let the small nation spy on any iPhone it had a phone number or email address for, reports Reuters. The remote intrusion required no action by the target.Karma was used by an offensive cyber operations unit in Abu Dhabi comprised of Emirati security officials and former American intelligence operatives working as contractors for the UAE’s intelligence services. The existence of Karma and of the hacking unit, code named Project Raven, haven’t been previously reported. Raven’s activities are detailed in a separate story published by Reuters today.
The tool could not intercept phone calls; however, it was used to obtain photos, emails, text messages, location information, and saved passwords, which could be used for other intrusions.
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