Jeff Bezos, the Saudi crown prince, and the alleged phone-hacking plot – video explainer

The Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos had his mobile phone 'hacked' in 2018 after receiving a WhatsApp message that had apparently been sent from the personal account of the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, sources have told the Guardian.

Investigations reporter Stephanie Kirchgaessner analyses the background of the case and possible reasons why the Washington Post owner was targeted. 

Saudi Arabia has denied any involvement in the matter

Revealed: the Saudi heir and the alleged plot to undermine Jeff Bezos

Stephanie Kirchgaessner and Nikhita Chulani, Source: As credited

Wed 22 Jan 2020 18.59 GMTLast modified on Fri 24 Jan 2020 14.28 GMT

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