Twitter Insiders Allegedly Spied for Saudi Arabia

Published: Nov. 14, 2019, 4:29 p.m.

In charges released Wednesday, the Justice Department accused two former Twitter employees, Ahmad Abouammo and Ali Alzabarah, of abusing their internal system privileges to spy on target users and pass the information they collected to Saudi Arabia. The criminal complaint also alleges that it was trivial for them to do so\u2014a chilling reminder of how much damage an insider can cause.