A source close to the UN team said UN investigators did not have direct physical access to Bezos's phone but that they extensively vetted the research done by FTI Consulting, the independent cyber security experts hired by Bezos. Soon after the video was delivered, the device transferred hundreds of megabytes of data off of the phone, apparently without Bezos's knowledge. "Recent media reports that suggest the Kingdom is behind a hacking of Mr. Jeff Bezos' phone are absurd," the Saudi embassy in Washington tweeted Tuesday. In a statement to CNN Wednesday, NSO Group denied any involvement in hacking Bezos's phone, and threatened legal action against those who claimed otherwise. Then, in November, WhatsApp released another update, addressing a vulnerability that sounds similar to the attack that is said to have compromised Bezos's phone.

Source: GhanaWeb January 23, 2020 10:07 UTC