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Jeff Bezos phone hack: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman may be linked, say U.N. experts
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- Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman may have been involved in a plot to hack the phone of Amazon’s billionaire boss Jeff Bezos, U.N. experts said on January 22.
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- UN experts: The U.N. special rapporteurs, Agnes Callamard and David Kaye, said they had information pointing to the “possible involvement” of the Prince in the alleged 2018 cyberattack.
- Reports from private experts: Cybersecurity experts hired by Mr. Bezos, CEO of Amazon, concluded his phone was probably infiltrated by a video file sent from a WhatsApp account purportedly belonging to Prince Mohammed, in 2018.
- Effect on Saudi image in world: The allegations could nonetheless further damage relations between tech tycoon Mr. Bezos and Riyadh, and risk harming the kingdom’s reputation with foreign powers and investors.
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The Hindu