Two UN officials will say on Wednesday that there is enough evidence to suggest that Amazon.com Inc. founder Jeff Bezos ‘ phone had been hacked by Saudi Arabia and that both the Kingdom and the United States will investigate, said a person familiar with the matter.

Officials of the United Nations intend a public statement saying they found a technical report commissioned by Bezos ‘ security team to be reliable, suggesting that his phone was probably hacked with a leaked video sent from a WhatsApp account belonging to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

FTI Consulting’s report conclud that large amounts of data transfer from Bezos ‘ phone about a month after the video post in mid-2018, the individual states, refusing to name due to the subject’s sensitivity. Experts outside the UN consulted agreed that while the case was not airtight, the evidence was strong enough to warrant a more thorough investigation.

The report to deteriorate the relationship between the richest man in the world and the kingdom that sow after the 2018 murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who is a columnist for the Washington Post own by the Bezos.

The Guardian first mentioned the alleged involvement of the crown prince. It states that the encrypt message from the crown prince’s number suppose to include a malicious file that penetrate the phone that Bezos use and collect large amounts of data. The US embassy in Saudi Arabia dismiss the report.

Saudi Arabia Access Bezos’ Phone

“Recent media reports that suggest the Kingdom is behind a hacking of Mr. Jeff Bezos’ phone are absurd. We call for an investigation on these claims. So, we can have all the facts out,” it said in a message posted on Twitter.

The UN declaration will come from Agnes Callemard, special rapporteur on extra-judicial killings, and David Kaye, special free expression rapporteur. They are working towards a more comprehensive report. So, they plan to send to the UN in June, the person said. They said they’ll release a statement on Wednesday answering the Guardian story in Twitter posts. Amazon has refused to comment.

The relationship between the Amazon chief executive and the Saudi government had soured. This is since the beginning of last year. It is after alluding to the displeasure of Saudi Arabia. It is over the coverage of the Khashoggi murder by the Washington Post.

At the time, Bezos ‘ security chief said Saudi had access to his phone. Further, obtained private information from it that included text messages between him and a former television reporter. Saudi has said the reporting had nothing to do with it.

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