Saudi-critical YouTuber's devices hacked with Pegasus spyware
A British satirical YouTuber who criticized the Saudi leadership had his devices hacked using Pegasus spyware. The victim was also followed and assaulted in London. The UK High Court found that Saudi Arabia had hacked the devices and ordered it to pay the victim £3 million in damages.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- Being confirmed
- Incident type
- Malware
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Hacking of the victim's devices, being followed and assaulted
- Cause / method
- Device hacking using Pegasus spyware
- Location
- United Kingdom
Timeline
- The UK High Court found that Saudi Arabia was behind the hacking and ordered it to pay the victim £3 million in damages.
- The phone hacking and assault in London suffered by the YouTuber were reported.
5 related reports
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- 해킹, 미행, 폭행… 사우디 스파이웨어 공격 피해 유튜버, 300만 파운드 배상 판결
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