Everything We Know About the Jeff Bezos Phone Hack

Published: Jan. 24, 2020, 6:20 a.m.

On November 8, 2018, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos received an unexpected text message from Saudi Arabian leader Mohammed bin Salman. The two had exchanged numbers a few months prior, in April, at a small dinner in Los Angeles, but weren\u2019t in regular contact; Bezos had previously received only a video file from the crown prince in May that reportedly extolled Saudi Arabia\u2019s economy.