UN special rapporteurs say they are “gravely concerned” about the alleged hacking of Jeff Bezos' phone by Saudi's MbS, calling for further investigations
Special rapporteurs ‘gravely concerned’ about possible involvement of crown prince in surveillance of Amazon boss
The Guardian Stephanie Kirchgaessner
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Discussion
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@csdickey
@csdickey
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@thedailybeast @NicoHines The timeline annexed to the UN report is damning. First page: https://twitter.com/...
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@davidakaye
David Kaye
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neither agnes nor i are infosec experts. so we consulted independent experts. based on their responses, which included questions about strength of forensics, we decided to raise concerns as we are today.
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@davidakaye
David Kaye
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a few comments of background in relation to release of our public statement just now - a statement which is *not a report*, as some have characterized it, but a call for investigation in light of serious human rights allegations. report is here: https://www.ohchr.org/... https://…
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@davmicrot
David Rothschild
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Likelihood that Jared's phone was hacked by Saudi Arabia and he is being blackmailed by them right now is terrifying for US. https://twitter.com/...
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@nedprice
Ned Price
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Not only was the Saudi Crown Prince personally involved in the hacking of Bezos' phone, but this sure makes it sound like MbS himself tried to use the information gleaned from that operation to blackmail Bezos. https://www.nytimes.com/... https://twitter.com/...
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@davidakaye
David Kaye
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here we received a forensic analysis concluding with ‘medium to high confidence’ that the iphone of Jeff Bezos was compromised via malware sent in 2018 from WhatsApp acct of the Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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@davidakaye
David Kaye
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there are obviously still many questions, and that's why we believe and call for further investigation is necessary, given the nature of the allegations and the threats posed, if true. /end
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@davidakaye
David Kaye
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a key first point: @AgnesCallamard & i regularly receive information from sources about serious human rights violations, from all over the world. we are mandated by the @UNHumanRights Council to address credible allegations of violation.
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@brianbeutler
Brian Beutler
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There's also the likely related matter of the Saudis' and Trump's joint interest in sabotaging Bezos, raising the important question of what Kushner and Trump knew, and when they knew it. https://twitter.com/...
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@blakehounshell
@blakehounshell
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This U.N. report on the Bezos hack draws a line from Jamal Khashoggi criticizing Trump at a D.C. think tank event to his silencing by the Saudi state https://www.ohchr.org/...
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@noahshachtman
Noah Shachtman
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BREAKING: MBS didn't just hack Bezos' phone, an explosive report says. The Crown Prince taunted Bezos about his affair — long before it became public. https://www.thedailybeast.com/ ...