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Revealed: the Saudi heir and the alleged plot to undermine Jeff Bezos

posted 5 years ago by Satan2016 (25525)
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jan/21/revealed-the-saudi-heir-and-the-alleged-plot-to-undermine-jeff-bezos

Jeff Bezos, the billionaire owner of the Washington Post, had no reason to be suspicious when he received a WhatsApp message from the account of the crown prince of Saudi Arabia in May 2018.

According to sources who have spoken to the Guardian, the message sent to Bezos on that Tuesday 1 May from the personal account of the crown prince contained a video file – of what, it is not clear.

But a forensic technical analysis of the file has found that it is “highly probable” it contained malware that penetrated Bezos’s mobile phone and exfiltrated a large amount of data within hours.

Certainly, among all of the perceived enemies of the crown prince, Khashoggi was considered one of the most dangerous. His knowledge of the royal court – he had once worked within it – and the platform then afforded him by such a respected newspaper, gave his articles real weight.

[–] Satan2016 (25525) 5 years ago

This is going to be big tomorrow if verified.

According to the New York Times, in September 2017, MBS met David Pecker, the chief executive of American Media Inc (AMI), the owner of the National Enquirer supermarket tabloid, in Saudi Arabia.

Pecker is an important player in Washington. Two months earlier he had had a private dinner with Donald Trump in the White House. Among the other guests was Kacy Grine, a financier who reportedly served as an advisor to Saudi royals.

[–] TimMC (9143) 5 years ago

Remember that movie, Pecker. Pretty good movie wasn't it?

I kind of hope it does blow up, we need some kind of different news.

[–] Satan2016 (25525) 5 years ago

Bezos Phone Hack Appears Tied to Saudi Crown Prince, U.N. Experts Say
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/22/world/middleeast/bezos-phone-hacked.html

The United Nations experts, Agnes Callamard, special rapporteur on summary executions and extrajudicial killings, and David Kaye, special rapporteur on freedom of expression, have both been involved in the investigation into Mr. Khashoggi’s murder. They based their assessment on a forensic investigation carried out at Mr. Bezos’s request.

The hacking of Mr. Bezos’ phone came at the start of a two-month period in mid-2018 when at least four Saudi dissidents living abroad reported having their devices hacked with technologies similar to that deployed on Mr. Bezos.

They included Omar Abdulaziz, a dissident in Canada with a large social media following; an unidentified researcher for Amnesty International; Yahya Assiri, who runs a human rights monitor in London; and Ghanem al-Masarir, who hosts a YouTube show from Britain that skewers the Saudi leadership.

The United Nations experts said that taken together, the cases pointed to “a pattern of targeted surveillance of perceived opponents and those of broader strategic importance to the Saudi authorities.”
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Mr. Trump has consistently stood by Crown Prince Mohammed and the kingdom as reliable Arab allies and buyers of American weapons. Crown Prince Mohammed is also close with Jared Kushner, Mr. Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser, and the two men chat frequently on WhatsApp, according to former White House officials.

[–] JohnnyDoe (1884) 5 years ago

...made his articles treasonous espionage.