US company tied to iPhone hacking tool deployed by UAE in 2016

In 2016, an iPhone exploit was purchased and deployed by the United Arab Emirates in a surveillance campaign targeting dissidents, activists, foreign leaders and other persons of interest. A new report claims an American company developed and sold the hack. Citing sources familiar with the matter, the MIT Technology Review on Wednesday reports U.S. cybersecurity firm Accuvant developed and sold an iMessage exploit to American mercenaries working for the UAE. The vulnerability was the primary too...