Saudi Arabia accused of hacking London-based dissident

The letter of claim, which was delivered to the Saudi embassy in London on Tuesday, was sent on behalf of the Saudi satirist Ghanem Almasarir, and alleges he was targeted by Saudi Arabia with malware developed by the NSO Group, the controversial Israeli surveillance company. “A vast amount of Mr Almasarir’s private information was stored and communicated on his iPhones … This included information relating to his personal life, his family, his relationships, his health, his finances, and private matters relating to his work promoting human rights in Saudi Arabia,” the letter of claim said. The Almasarir claim, as well as emerging reports of other alleged threats, suggest a new campaign is potentially being waged by the Saudi government against critics abroad.

Source: www.theguardian.com