Country
country:united_arab_emirates
Also: UAE
Country whose government hired and directed Project Raven and later worked with DarkMatter.
Country whose government hired and directed Project Raven and later worked with DarkMatter.
“the UAE government who was hiring them to conduct these hacks.”
“The UAE government terminated the contract with Project Raven”
Country described as contracting Project Raven to hack adversaries.
“contracted by the UAE to hack into its adversaries”
Country associated with Ahmed Mansoor and discussed as a government context for surveillance targeting.
“He’s from the United Arab Emirates and is a human rights activist there.”
| Direction | Predicate | Other entity | Origin | EP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| incoming | ASSOCIATED_WITH | NISSA | Explicit | 47 |
| incoming | ATTRIBUTED_TO | Project Raven | Explicit | 47 |
| incoming | ASSOCIATED_WITH | DarkMatter | Explicit | 47 |
| incoming | ASSOCIATED_WITH | Project Raven | Explicit | 82 |
NISSA ASSOCIATED_WITH United Arab Emirates
NISSA was described as a secret part of the UAE government, analogous to the NSA.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 47 Details
“NISSA was the secret part of the UAE government which is similar to the NSA”
Project Raven ATTRIBUTED_TO United Arab Emirates
The episode attributes Project Raven's hacking operations and contracting to the UAE government.
Explicit Direction flagged Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 47 Details
“It was the UAE government who was hiring them to conduct these hacks.”
DarkMatter ASSOCIATED_WITH United Arab Emirates
DarkMatter was described as a UAE company owned and operated by UAE citizens.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 47 Details
“DarkMatter is a UAE company owned and operated by UAE citizens.”
Project Raven ASSOCIATED_WITH United Arab Emirates
Project Raven was described as a hacking group contracted by the UAE to hack its adversaries; the link is presented as a contractual association rather than direct operational control.
Explicit Confidence 97% · Jack Rhysider EP 82 Details
“This was basically a hacking group who was contracted by the UAE to hack into its adversaries.”