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Judi Lynn

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Thu Jan 30, 2020, 12:55 AM Jan 2020

New 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/
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New York Times journalist reveals Saudi Arabia's attempt to hack his phone (Original Post) Judi Lynn Jan 2020 OP
K & R for exposure. SunSeeker Jan 2020 #1
Kick and here's the NYT article Mersky Jan 2020 #2
Kick democrank Jan 2020 #3
Mr. Hubbard, do not, under any circumstances, go into a KSA establishment alone or unarmed. Coventina Jan 2020 #4
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