The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammad Bin Salman, has been officially fingered as the man responsible for hacking Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ phone, causing a massive stir in diplomatic circles. Following a report yesterday that Bezos’ phone had been compromised by a malware-poisoned video sent directly by bin Salman to Bezos through WhatsApp, on Wednesday two UN special rapporteurs named the head of the oil state as the source of digital spyware and called for an “immediate investigation by US and other relevant authorities” into the “continuous, multi-year, direct and personal involvement of the Crown Prince in efforts to target perceived opponents.” Shortly afterwards, the technical report that was ordered by Bezos back in 2018, and which was completed in 2019 – on which the UN staff had based their assessment – was leaked.

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