Mozilla Blocks UAE Bid To Become an Internet Security Guardian After Hacking Reports

'Firefox browser maker Mozilla is blocking the United Arab Emirates'
government from serving as one of its internet security gatekeepers,
citing Reuters reports on a UAE cyber espionage program. From a
report:

Mozilla said in a statement on Tuesday it was rejecting the UAE's bid
to become a globally recognized internet security watchdog, empowered
to certify the safety of websites for Firefox users. Mozilla said it
made the decision because cybersecurity firm DarkMatter would have
administered the gatekeeper role and it had been linked by Reuters and
other reports to a state-run hacking program. Reuters reported in
January that Abu Dhabi-based DarkMatter provided staff for a secret
hacking operation, codenamed Project Raven, on behalf of an Emirati
intelligence agency. The unit was largely comprised of former U.S.
intelligence officials who conducted offensive cyber operations for
the UAE government. Former Raven operatives told Reuters that many
DarkMatter executives were unaware of the secretive program, which
operated from a converted Abu Dhabi mansion away from DarkMatter's
headquarters.'

-- source: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/19/07/09/1945241

Cheers, Peter
-- 
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Dept. of Computer Science
University of Waikato, NZ
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