The hack also exposed how popular messaging platforms like WhatsApp have vulnerabilities that attackers can exploit.
Bezos exchanged with Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, on WhatsApp. The Saudi Embassy in Washington has said that accusations that the kingdom was involved in hacking Mr. Sanchez’s brother, Michael, was the sole source of the texts and intimate photos it acquired. The Enquirer’s parent company has said Ms. Bezos has been pushing a theory of Saudi involvement with the threats from The Enquirer, without providing proof, since early 2019. The details of the hack could not be independently verified by The New York Times.
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Cybersecurity experts said some malware did not require anyone to click on the file for it to install on a phone. Bezos had opened the file that was sent to him via Crown Prince Mohammed’s WhatsApp account. The forensic report did not detail whether Mr. Bezos’ phone, including what type of malware was used.
Many technical mysteries remain about the infiltration of Mr. Khashoggi was killed in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in late 2018. At the time of the hack, Jamal Khashoggi, a dissident Saudi writer, was employed at The Post, which has published coverage critical of the Saudi government. Bezos, who also owns The Washington Post. The analysis essentially accused the Saudi prince of using malware created by a private cybersecurity company to spy on and to intimidate Mr. Bezos’ phone was at the heart of a United Nations statement on Wednesday raising concerns about Prince Mohammed.