Cybersecurity
Trump’s Silence on Bezos Hack Shows Risk of Close Ties to Prince
- Saudi prince allegedly helped hack Bezos in 2018 via WhatsApp
- Trump was accused of weak response after Khashoggi murder
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President Donald Trump is again facing questions about his relationship with Mohammed bin Salman after the Saudi crown prince was accused of spying on Amazon.com Inc. chief Jeff Bezos.
The alleged hacking of Bezos -- the world’s richest man and owner of the Washington Post -- creates a new foreign policy headache for Trump, whose Middle East strategy has largely hinged on cultivating close ties to the Saudi leader.