Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNew York Times journalist reveals Saudi Arabia's attempt to hack his phone
January 30, 2020 at 3:45 am
An American journalist revealed on Wednesday that his phone was subjected to a hacking attempt by the Saudi authorities.
The Head of The New York Times office in Beirut, Ben Hubbard, said that on 21 June 2018, he was a victim of a hacking attempt of his phone with Israeli software, by hackers working for the Saudi authorities.
Hubbard, who wrote a book on the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman and followed up his news for five years, explained that the attempt was made by a suspicious text message he had received on his phone.
He stated that the message includes a link entitled Between Hubbard and the story of the Saudi royal family, but he did not click on it, adding that he searched the Internet for an article having the same title but found nothing, which increased his doubts about the link.
More:
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20200130-new-york-times-journalist-reveals-saudi-arabias-attempt-to-hack-his-phone/
InfoView thread info, including edit history
TrashPut this thread in your Trash Can (My DU » Trash Can)
BookmarkAdd this thread to your Bookmarks (My DU » Bookmarks)
4 replies, 711 views
ShareGet links to this post and/or share on social media
AlertAlert this post for a rule violation
PowersThere are no powers you can use on this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
ReplyReply to this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
Rec (14)
ReplyReply to this post
4 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
New York Times journalist reveals Saudi Arabia's attempt to hack his phone (Original Post)
Judi Lynn
Jan 2020
OP
SunSeeker
(51,378 posts)1. K & R for exposure.
Mersky
(4,969 posts)2. Kick and here's the NYT article
democrank
(11,052 posts)3. Kick
Coventina
(26,874 posts)4. Mr. Hubbard, do not, under any circumstances, go into a KSA establishment alone or unarmed.