Jeff Bezos: UN calls for investigation into alleged Saudi hack

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Reported today on The Guardian Technology

For the full article visit: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/jan/22/jeff-bezos-un-calls-for-investigation-into-alleged-saudi-hack

Jeff Bezos: UN calls for investigation into alleged Saudi hack

Special rapporteurs 'gravely concerned' about possible involvement of crown prince in surveillance of Amazon boss

Amazon boss's phone 'hacked by Saudi crown prince'

The Saudi heir and the alleged plot to undermine Bezos

UN experts are demanding an immediate investigation by the US and others into evidence indicating Jeff Bezos, the billionaire owner of the Washington Post, was hacked with spyware deployed in a WhatsApp message sent from the account of Saudi Arabia's crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman.

The special rapporteurs – Agnès Callamard and David Kaye – said in a joint statement they were "gravely concerned" by information they had reviewed about the "possible involvement of the crown prince in surveillance of Mr Bezos, in an effort to influence, if not silence, the Washington Post's reporting on Saudi Arabia".

The statement comes after the Guardian reported on Tuesday that Bezos, who is chief executive of Amazon and the world's richest man, appeared to have had his mobile phone "hacked" in 2018 after receiving a WhatsApp message apparently sent from the personal account of the crown prince of Saudi Arabia.

The encrypted message from the number used by Prince Mohammed is believed to have included a malicious file that infiltrated the phone, according to sources.

Timeline Alleged Saudi hack of Jeff Bezos: a timeline

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21 June 2017

Mohammed bin Salman, widely known as MBS, becomes crown prince of Saudi Arabia, designated heir to the king.

17 July 2017

Donald Trump hosts a private White House dinner for a western adviser to MBS and David Pecker, the CEO of American Media Inc (AMI), which publishes the National Enquirer.



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