Washington sources reported that veteran security consultant who works for Amazon Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos has accused Saudi Arabia of hacking into Bezos' smart phone and alleging sharing personal information about his extra marital affair to a media outlet. Meanwhile the monarchy was "intent on harming Jeff Bezos " over The Washington Post (owned by Bezos) coverage of murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
De Becker said "Our investigators and several experts concluded with high confidence that the Saudis had access to Bezos' phone, and gained private information”. Furthermore the private phone messages of Bezos sent to his lover, former TV anchor Lauren Sanchez, were published in The National Enquirer in October. "As of today, it is unclear to what degree, if any, AMI (the parent company of The National Enquirer) was aware of the details.
Moreover Saudi Arabia has denied involvement in the Bezos affair. Reportedly "In October, the Saudi government unleashed its cyber army on Bezos and their multi-pronged campaign included public calls for boycotts against Amazon and its Saudi subsidiary, Souq,a claimed the Bezos security chief.
