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Bezos Hack Began With Saudi Goodwill Tour, Intimate Dinner

  • Investigation of leak began after National Enquirer article
  • Data flowing from Bezos’s iPhone jumped after receiving video
WATCH: The UN says Bezos' phone was hacked after he exchanged phone and WhatsApp numbers with Salman.Source: Bloomberg
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In the spring of 2018, Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, Mohammed Bin Salman, arrived in the U.S. for a three-week cross-country tour to pitch a progressive vision for his kingdom, including an economic plan less reliant on oil, and to charm America’s elite.

He visited MIT and Harvard, talked space travel with Richard Branson and hobnobbed with celebrities, including Oprah Winfrey, according to media reports. The crown prince also met with business executives, including Amazon.com Inc. Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos.