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Remarkable, head of a major US company hacked by head of a foreign state. Why isn’t the US government protecting .com? Is this cyberwar? “Amazon boss Jeff Bezos's phone 'hacked by Saudi crown prince' | Jeff Bezos |” theguardian.com/technology/202…
Wealthy people and large US companies can be attacked by foreign states but aren’t legally allowed to fight back. This won’t last, they’ll start protecting themselves via proxies. sets a dangerous precedent for US government to allow this to go on. Along with killing Khashoggi
This scenario repeatedly arises and I don’t think US government stance will hold any longer. Cyber Wild West where 🇺🇸 companies must withstand attacks will not endure. Amazon critical employer, AI resource for 🇺🇸 this will end badly
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