{"id":48257,"date":"2022-09-02T01:11:24","date_gmt":"2022-09-02T01:11:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/ex-nsa-trio-who-spied-on-americans-for-uae-now-banned-from-arms-exports\/"},"modified":"2022-09-02T01:11:24","modified_gmt":"2022-09-02T01:11:24","slug":"ex-nsa-trio-who-spied-on-americans-for-uae-now-banned-from-arms-exports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/ex-nsa-trio-who-spied-on-americans-for-uae-now-banned-from-arms-exports\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-NSA trio who spied on Americans for UAE now banned from arms exports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Three former US government cyber-spies who, among other things, illicitly compromised and snooped on Americans&#8217; devices for the United Arab Emirates government have been banned from participating in international arms exports under a deal reached with Uncle Sam.<\/p>\n<p>Per the terms of the agreements, Ryan Adams [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pmddtc.state.gov\/sys_attachment.do?sysparm_referring_url=tear_off&amp;view=true&amp;sys_id=39158c3e1b651d502dc36311f54bcbe9\" rel=\"nofollow\">PDF<\/a>], Marc Baier [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pmddtc.state.gov\/sys_attachment.do?sysparm_referring_url=tear_off&amp;view=true&amp;sys_id=42158c3e1b651d502dc36311f54bcbf0\" rel=\"nofollow\">PDF<\/a>] and Daniel Gericke [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pmddtc.state.gov\/sys_attachment.do?sysparm_referring_url=tear_off&amp;view=true&amp;sys_id=1615cc3e1b651d502dc36311f54bcb34\" rel=\"nofollow\">PDF<\/a>], all three former NSA operatives, will be &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.federalregister.gov\/documents\/2022\/08\/29\/2022-18504\/bureau-of-political-military-affairs-administrative-debarment-under-the-international-traffic-in\" rel=\"nofollow\">debarred<\/a>,&#8221; meaning they are prohibited from participating in any activities regulated under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) for three years. After three years, they can submit a request to the State Department to be reinstated if they choose to do so.<\/p>\n<p>But considering the men were charged with providing hacking-for-hire services \u2013 getting paid to break into targets&#8217; devices and steal data, for instance \u2013 to UAE government agencies against US devices and users, it&#8217;s probably safe to assume that any such request will be swiftly denied.<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"top\" data-raptor=\"condor\" data-xsm=\",fluid,mpu,\" data-sm=\",fluid,mpu,\" data-md=\",fluid,mpu,\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/cybercrime&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=2&amp;c=2YxFdQ-wEMsdKKEzAtZbc7wAAANM&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/cybercrime&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=2&amp;c=2YxFdQ-wEMsdKKEzAtZbc7wAAANM&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Debarment, a fancy word for being prohibited from doing business, can actually be a significant sanction in that it can amount to a death penalty for the companies involved,&#8221; attorney Bryan Cunningham, an advisory council member at data security firm Theon Technology, told <em>The Register<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"top\" data-raptor=\"falcon\" data-xmd=\",fluid,mpu,leaderboard,\" data-lg=\",fluid,mpu,leaderboard,\" data-xlg=\",fluid,billboard,superleaderboard,mpu,leaderboard,\" data-xxlg=\",fluid,billboard,superleaderboard,brandwidth,brandimpact,leaderboard,mpu,\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/cybercrime&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44YxFdQ-wEMsdKKEzAtZbc7wAAANM&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D4%26raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/cybercrime&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44YxFdQ-wEMsdKKEzAtZbc7wAAANM&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D426raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<div class=\"adun_eagle_desktop_story_wrapper\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"mid\" data-raptor=\"eagle\" data-xxlg=\",mpu,dmpu,\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/cybercrime&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=3&amp;c=33YxFdQ-wEMsdKKEzAtZbc7wAAANM&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/cybercrime&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=3&amp;c=33YxFdQ-wEMsdKKEzAtZbc7wAAANM&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The company involved in this case is the notorious UAE-based security biz <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2019\/07\/10\/mozilla_darkmatter_ban\/\">DarkMatter<\/a>, which was exposed back in 2019 following a Reuters investigation of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/investigates\/special-report\/usa-spying-raven\" rel=\"nofollow\">Project Raven<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>While DarkMatter claimed its intelligence gathering was strictly defensive security work, former US intelligence operatives who were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2021\/08\/09\/in_brief_security\/\">recruited<\/a> by the clandestine outfit have said they, on behalf of paying clients, spied on politicians, journalists, members of the local royal families, and some of Michelle Obama&#8217;s emails.<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"top\" data-raptor=\"falcon\" data-xsm=\",fluid,mpu,\" data-sm=\",fluid,mpu,\" data-md=\",fluid,mpu,\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/cybercrime&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44YxFdQ-wEMsdKKEzAtZbc7wAAANM&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D4%26raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/cybercrime&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44YxFdQ-wEMsdKKEzAtZbc7wAAANM&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D426raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p>According to the US Justice Department [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/press-release\/file\/1432606\/download\" rel=\"nofollow\">PDF<\/a>], Adams, Baier and Gericke all worked as senior managers at DarkMatter and carried out hacking services for the UAE government, including deploying zero-click exploits to install spyware on target devices, between 2016 and 2019.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This is where the State Department fits in. Performing these cyber-mercenary operations for the UAE constituted a &#8220;defense service,&#8221; which required a license from the State Department. However, the three men did not obtain a license for these services, and due to their circumstances and connections to the US, they should have got the necessary paperwork, according to Uncle Sam.<\/p>\n<p>A year ago, Adams, Baier and Gericke reached a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2021\/09\/15\/three_rogue_former_nsa_hackers\/\" rel=\"noopener\">first-of-its-kind deal<\/a> with the US govt under which the Justice Department agreed to drop its prosecution and the men agreed to cough up $1,685,000 as a group; cooperate fully with the US government; give up all foreign and US security clearances, and never seek the latter again; and accept restrictions on future employment.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The trio also agreed they did not dispute the allegations against them.<\/p>\n<p>The Justice Department declined to comment on the State Department&#8217;s more recent sanctions against the three men.<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" 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