Information suggests alleged targeting of Amazon chief was part of a wider campaign to pick off individuals close to Khashoggi'Click I agree': the UN rapporteur says prince tried to intimidate Bezos with message'Click I agree': the UN rapporteur says prince tried to intimidate Bezos with messageThe message, it seems, could not have been clearer. How the UN unearthed a possible Saudi Arabian link to Jeff Bezos hack Read moreAnd a month after that, on 1 May, Bezos received “a message from the crown prince account … through WhatsApp,” the UN explained. It is later established, with reasonable certainty, that the video’s downloader infects Mr Bezos’ phone with malicious code.”This rapidly infected his phone – and a huge exfiltration of data began. But in a tweet, the Saudi government called allegations that the crown prince was involved in the hacking of Bezos “absurd”. Saudi Arabia has insisted the crown prince had nothing to do with the murder of Khashoggi.

Source: The Guardian January 22, 2020 22:51 UTC