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Jan 26, 2020 6 min

Should You Reconsider Using WhatsApp After the Jeff Bezos Hack? Probably Not

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Amid reports that Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos's phone was allegedly hacked by Saudi Arabia — with the direct involvement of Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman via the popular chat app WhatsApp — some users may be wondering: Can I be hacked the same way? Investigators have "medium to high confidence" that Bezos's device was compromised after the chief executive received a mysterious video file from Bin Salman, also known as "MBS," via WhatsApp, according to a report from FTI Consulting, a firm that has investigated Bezos' phone. After that file was received, Bezos' phone started...

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