Jeff Bezos’ investigators believe ‘with high confidence’ that Saudi Arabia accessed his phone https://t.co/xKgD4uf4tv pic.twitter.com/jPoXA5dTd4

— The Verge (@verge) March 31, 2019

제프 베조스가 고용한 보안 연구원들이 베조스의 스마트폰 해킹 배후에는 사우디아라비아가 있는 거 같다고 언급.

실제로 사우디는 (베조스가 소유하고 있는) 워싱턴 포스트의 기자를 살해했다는 의심을 받고 있고, 포스트는 실제로 엄청난 비판을 쏟아내고 있음.https://t.co/OePCkdmK8M

— 이주형 (쿠도군) (@KudoKun_) March 31, 2019

If this proves to be true, it’ll be another example of Saudis crossing the line and this time against an American citizen. Interesting to see what DOJ and POTUS do about it... Any bets?
Saudis gained access to Amazon CEO Bezos' phone: Bezos' security https://t.co/0r5ivtretm

— Michael W. Trott (@AuthorMWTrott) March 31, 2019

“Americans, you pay taxes but will your government protect you? Maybe not” - wish more discussion this morning about @thedailybeast story last night alleging Bezos hacked by Saudi regime & then smeared by an American company. WOW, bad sign & can go crazy https://t.co/HkdL1ESoJJ

— Clint Watts (@selectedwisdom) March 31, 2019

This is an interesting WH meeting. https://t.co/m7HqWK8d6W pic.twitter.com/fwYAnuyeYT

— S.V. Dáte (@svdate) March 31, 2019

EXCLUSIVE: Bezos investigation finds the Saudis obtained his private data https://t.co/nHBMxCvgvq

— Noah Shachtman (@NoahShachtman) March 30, 2019

WOW: Bezos top security adviser says his investigation has concluded that the Saudis had access to Bezos’ phone, and gained private information.https://t.co/tU1Utp3Kpf

— Sam Stein (@samstein) March 30, 2019

All media taking Saudi money should probably stop.https://t.co/u4jb8MABKK pic.twitter.com/K8YKjZ3IAa

— Virginia Heffernan (@page88) March 31, 2019

?Bezos’ Private Investigator, Gavin de Becker, Claims the Saudis Obtained Bezo’s Texts and Photos Via Hacking and AMI Tried to Cover it Up By Blaming Bezo’s Mistresses’ Brother, Sanchez? https://t.co/vi0KoshOx0

— Venture Capital (@kelly2277) March 31, 2019

Trump wants to transfer nuclear tech to the same Saudi Arabian leaders.

Let that sink in.#TheResistance https://t.co/3teYw5pV6c

— Grant Stern (@grantstern) March 31, 2019

?- every American please read, if correct Saudi regime hacked American, targeted US company with help Americans. USG confirm/answer about this NOW! True/False? Jeff Bezos’ Investigator Gavin de Becker Finds the Saudis Obtained Amazon Chief’s Private Data https://t.co/HkdL1ESoJJ

— Clint Watts (@selectedwisdom) March 31, 2019

The #BezosReport is complete, and its investigators have concluded that the Saudis were the original source of the Bezos - Sanchez text messages, NOT the brother, as AMI seemed to insist.

Interesting times....#Khashoggi https://t.co/QqhjF41UJw

— Wolverine 2020? (@WolverineResist) March 31, 2019

Mr. Bone Saw’s bloody Saudi regime, angry over persistent reporting of its assassination of a @washingtonpost journalist, obtained Jeff Bezos’ cellphone data to blackmail him, says Bezos aide https://t.co/tQearKkpMS

— David Beard (@dabeard) March 31, 2019

Bezos' investigators have concluded with high confidence that the Saudis had access to Bezos’ phone, and gained private information.

Wow.

The brother angle always seemed way too convenient, especially for AMI after that disgusting magazine fluffing MBS.https://t.co/a1ocDE9WJt

— Agenthades (@Agenthades1) March 30, 2019

de Becker is the normally gumshoe to the stars but he has a recipe for arms length #fuckery here. Sprinkle a little Kushner in here and bake in some Broidy. Oh and jam in some Pecker. Hmmm who is missing? https://t.co/z9a1q4xuNJ

— Robert Young Pelton (@RYP__) March 30, 2019

Gavin de Becker on Saudi involvement in compromise of Bezo's privacy https://t.co/H2Chaw5u5Y

— CatherineAustinFitts (@TheSolariReport) March 31, 2019

Saudi Arabian officials with an interest in harming Jeff Bezos obtained his "private information," according to an adviser to the world's richest man. https://t.co/ZCiROT0vt8

— USA TODAY Money (@USATODAYmoney) March 31, 2019

Amazon’s security team is highly competent, and I expect Bezos is paranoid enough to not fall for the normal traps. Wouldn’t be crazy for a CEO to have a secret personal phone that isn’t managed/secured.

— Alex Stamos (@alexstamos) March 31, 2019

Even professional mobile malware leaves traces, I would wait for real evidence before making any claims.

That being said, the idea of Bezos going after NSO Group in court gives me a reason to get up in the morning.

— Alex Stamos (@alexstamos) March 31, 2019

Jeff Bezos’ private investigator says they’ve determined with high confidence that Saudi Arabia got access to Bezos’ phone. He cites my @AP story with ⁦@JeffHorwitz⁩ that used forensic evidence to show Saudi got advance copy of AMI’s pro-MBS magazine https://t.co/rDQm79lYNL

— Josh Lederman (@JoshNBCNews) March 30, 2019

Jeff Bezos told his longtime security specialist to “spend whatever is needed” to find out who was involved in the National Enquirer's alleged sextortion attempt on his boss. The investigation is now complete, says Gavin De Becker, and Saudi Arabia's fingerprints are everywhere. https://t.co/VA5x6JJQqD

— Kevin Poulsen (@kpoulsen) March 30, 2019

So what happens if and when the FBI confirms this and DOJ wants to indict a bunch of Saudi officials? Lot of difficult conversations inside the administration. https://t.co/pXni4C5xMO

— Matthew Miller (@matthewamiller) March 30, 2019

Golly! Why on earth would the Saudis want to hack Bezos? I mean, it's not like they're colluding with a dude who hates Bezos and happens to be POTUS, right? https://t.co/l7rakCEXvi

— John Battelle (@johnbattelle) March 30, 2019

There isn’t enough in the story to go on, and several of the quotes are clearly from non-experts and can’t be parsed.

For normal people, I would say 0-day is a paranoid fantasy and assume credential reuse or phishing. For MBS vs World’s Richest Man, anything is on the table. https://t.co/UWRTmqzYJg

— Alex Stamos (@alexstamos) March 31, 2019

I got some grief from people for this column after AMI so aggressively leaked "the brother did it" angle on the Jeff Bezos hacking. But now my piece about the Saudis going after the owner of the Washington Post looks better than ever https://t.co/qWJCgfEChZ

— Will Bunch (@Will_Bunch) March 30, 2019

This is fucking Feudal bullshit.
Billionaires and princes waging internecine personal warfare.
This is the Earl of Northumberland sending the Prince of Portugal to ruin the Duke of Lancaster bullshit right here. Plus National Enquirer. https://t.co/wtGzD53OMR

— Quatrain Gleam (@QuatrainGleam) March 31, 2019

Earlier today, Michael Sanchez — brother of Bezos' GF — told Page Six that the Enquirer *approached him* about Bezos' racy texts, not the other way around. If true, that means the Enquirer found out about the affair from another source or method. https://t.co/uwQZC3pMXY

— Noah Shachtman (@NoahShachtman) March 30, 2019

If Bezos cannot keep his phone safe, none of us can.

Do not grant apps permission to view your pics, they can steal them.

Do not install utility apps.

Ask Google and Apple to support permissions where apps cannot steal data belonging to other apps.https://t.co/Au5Tcm2G4S

— Emin Gün Sirer (@el33th4xor) March 31, 2019

Bezos’ investigator notes that the Saudi government has been intent on harming Jeff Bezos since the Washington Post began its relentless coverage of Jamal Khashoggi’s murder. https://t.co/E4BflrIzuV

— Max Tani (@maxwelltani) March 30, 2019

This account would explain why Bezos raised Saudi Arabia in his Medium post, a key question that hadn’t been answered. https://t.co/kIaLypHfgD

— Julie Bykowicz (@bykowicz) March 30, 2019

The Bezos camp is doubling – no, tripling – down on the Saudi angle: https://t.co/oDDgqnkNrU

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) March 30, 2019

On Bezos's phone: the current speculation is that for such an attack to work, they probably involve a 0-day exploit+malware assuming iOS (by NSO or someone similar).

Curious to hear from the security folks here - what are other ways this could have happened?

— Sriram Krishnan (@sriramk) March 31, 2019

Holy Sh*t. “And now they’ve evolved into trying to strong-arm an American citizen whom that country’s leadership wanted harmed, compromised, and silenced.”- Gavin DeBecker https://t.co/3GwVIoZ6Gv

— Kelly Blodgett (@kelly_blodgett) March 30, 2019

Bezos’ security consultant says Saudi government hacked Amazon CEO’s phone https://t.co/pnLMNQlyAk (you mean it wasn't Russia this time..LOL:)

— MedicalQuack (@MedicalQuack) March 31, 2019

Trump not nervous? Bezos’ security consultant says Saudi government hacked Amazon CEO’s phone https://t.co/EkQosuWSCq via @GeekWire

— Ferret Slave (@FerretSlave) March 31, 2019

Bezos’ security consultant says Saudi government hacked Amazon CEO’s phone https://t.co/Cpev8jGue5 via @GeekWire

— Kurt Schlosser (@kslosh) March 31, 2019

Jeff Bezos’ security chief says the Saudi government spied on Bezos’ personal phone https://t.co/VLpFOQ2uOe

— Quartz (@qz) March 31, 2019

Saudi Arabia 'hacked Amazon boss's phone', says investigator https://t.co/pGPJkwOoE9

— Global Politics (@Globalpoliticss) March 31, 2019

@aiww Saudi Arabia 'hacked Amazon boss's phone', says investigator https://t.co/RBFC3aEBTQ

— Adam Breasley (@BreasleyAdam) March 31, 2019

Saudi Arabia 'hacked Amazon boss's phone', says investigator https://t.co/rYHfqCrPOM

— BBC North America (@BBCNorthAmerica) March 31, 2019

Saudi Arabia 'hacked Amazon boss's phone', says investigator - BBC News https://t.co/xrkh1E5mJt

— Katalin Pota - BERNIE2020 (@katalin_pota) March 31, 2019

도대체 어떤 리소스가 있어야지 ‘아마존’의 ‘보스’의 폰을 해킹할 수가 있는지요. 대개 State vs Corp에서 전자의 패는 후자보다 더 알 수가 없습니다.
https://t.co/g9sAundOgK

— Goodhyun 김국현 (@goodhyun) April 1, 2019

1. The Saudis murder a Washington Post columnist

2. The Post does their job reporting on the Saudi’s murder

3. The Post’s owner has phone hacked by Saudis, says investigator.

??“The Saudis had access to Bezos’ phone, and gained private information.” https://t.co/BEbVohuFtl

— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) April 1, 2019

Every bad actor on the globe now believes that as long as they target the President's enemies, they may feel free to attack Americans on American soil.

And they are correct.https://t.co/sJxwPYaD7E

— Brett Pransky (@BrettPransky) April 1, 2019

"The National Enquirer’s parent company, AMI, (is) in league with a foreign nation that’s been actively trying to harm American citizens and companies, inc. the owner of the @washingtonpost. You know him as Jeff Bezos; I know him as my client of 22 years." https://t.co/DWtfahmK7d

— The Daily Edge (@TheDailyEdge) April 1, 2019

The original story/insinuation (based on the Bezos reference/claim) that KSA leaked compromising pictures to AMI was ridiculous & was easily debunked by @WSJ & again confirmed by Bezos' rep that the brother was the source. https://t.co/vwBLKyezdn

— Ali Shihabi (@aliShihabi) March 31, 2019

Bezos Investigation Finds the Saudis Obtained His Private Data https://t.co/wrPfT3259n

— Morning Joe (@Morning_Joe) April 1, 2019

There's a wonderful story to be written here at the intersection of geopolitics and corporate power. I do not know who to cheer for...or against. https://t.co/2ypJv1xq6V

— Peter Zeihan (@PeterZeihan) March 30, 2019

“In effect, the Enquirer became an enforcement arm of the Trump presidential campaign, and presidency” https://t.co/b0MaqmRzJZ

— Roger Tansey (@rogertansey) April 1, 2019

Hey @Publix at what point do you feel any shame selling the @NatEnquirer in your stores?? We now find out played a roll in the #Khassoggi murder? Is the money really worth it. Everytime I see it at your stores I think less of YOU. https://t.co/7yT9lpmzIF #Bezos #ami #enquirer

— Rob ? (@Unpersuaded112) April 1, 2019

⁦.⁦@USATODAY⁩ Did Saudi Arabia hack Jeff Bezos? You decide! Amazon CEO adviser says Saudis 'got private information' https://t.co/VyFgu6YBNs via ⁦@USATODAY⁩

— Adam Levin (@Adam_K_Levin) March 31, 2019

Saudis killed an @JeffBezos employee and hacked his phone.

The Trump, Kushner, Bezos and MBS story needs to break.

There is huge scandal there...https://t.co/uFTFYN5uqJ

— Patrick Zarrelli (@PJZNY) April 1, 2019

Report: In order to exact revenge on the WAPO for exposing their murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Saudi Arabia went after Bezos, compromising his phone.

The texts were published by AMI (The National Enquirer)https://t.co/cum2cHKhw0

— Rachel "The Doc" Bitecofer ???? (@RachelBitecofer) April 1, 2019