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That was what Bezos's camp has been saying from almost the very beginning. The news here isn't the suspected involvement of the Saudis, the news is that MBS is
by slg 7y ago
That was what Bezos's camp has been saying from almost the very beginning. The news here isn't the suspected involvement of the Saudis, the news is that MBS is directly implicated.
- ehsankia 7y agoAnd more specifically the potential exploit / vector used.
- meowface 7y agoMBS definitely seems pretty brazen. I could totally buy him doing this - effectively social engineering Bezos - over negative stories about Saudi Arabia in the Washington Post. Who better to persuade Bezos to look at a video? I'm a little surprised Bezos fell for it. Video-triggered vulnerabilities are pretty rare and not something you'd normally be vigilant about, as are world leaders acting as APTs, but he still should've considered the possibility that a giant, powerful nation his ultra-influential newspaper covered might want to target him and would have the capability to do so. He could've asked an Amazon security analyst to open the video in a sandboxed system, or could've just done so himself. I guess it just never crossed his mind that the (de facto) ruler of Saudi Arabia would phish him.
- bredren 7y agoPretty brazen? Don't forget that the WP reported that US intelligence intercepted comms from Saudi officials discussing a plan ordered by MBS to lure Jamal Khashoggi from his home in Virginia and then subsequently had him cut into pieces in an embassy. Hacking a phone is small potatoes.
- meowface 7y agoYeah, I was using semi-facetious understatement. He's very brazen for someone in his position.
- ShorsHammer 7y agoThankfully he is loved by the West and is untouchable, goes a long way when you are a maniacally evil despot with a penchant for torture. Who are the bad guys again? Didn't watch the tele today, they usually tell me.
- ta999999171 7y agoOne of those countries without one of those Banks.