Questions linger over investigation into Jeff Bezos’ hacking
AYA BATRAWY
Associated Press
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Cybersecurity experts said Thursday there were still many unanswered questions from an investigation commissioned by Jeff Bezos that concluded the billionaire's cellphone was hacked, apparently after receiving a video file with malicious spyware from the WhatsApp account of Saudi Arabia's crown prince.
The experts said the evidence in the privately commissioned report does not show with certainty that Bezos' phone was actually hacked, much less how it was compromised or what kind of malware was used.
The report on the investigation, which was managed by FTI Consulting and overseen by Anthony Ferrante, a former head of the FBI's Cyber Division, was made public Wednesday.
In it, investigators said a digital forensic revi