SAN FRANCISCO/CAIRO (Reuters) - Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman may have been involved in a plot to hack the phone of Amazon's billionaire boss Jeff Bezos, United Nations experts said on Wednesday. Cybersecurity experts hired by Bezos, the world's richest man, concluded his phone was probably infiltrated by a video file sent from a WhatsApp account purportedly belonging to Prince Mohammed in 2018, according to a person familiar with the matter. "The idea that the crown prince would hack Jeff Bezos’ phone is absolutely silly." Prince Mohammed, or MbS, said last year that the killing was carried out by rogue operatives and that he did not order it. The Guardian first reported https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/jan/21/amazon-boss-jeff-bezoss-phone-hacked-by-saudi-crown-prince the crown prince's alleged involvement in a phone hacking plot on Bezos.

Source: The Star January 22, 2020 14:26 UTC