Not one app or gadget will save the rich and famous from falling prey to cyberattacks, according to digital security experts
Tech giants spend millions of dollars every year to protect their top executives from all kinds of physical threats. Facebook allotted almost $20 million in 2018 for protecting CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his family at his residences and during travel. In 2017, Apple CEO Tim Cook started using private jets paid for by the company because of safety concerns.
"They're hoping some tech solutions will solve that, but it's not going to."That's because attacks like the one Bezos' suffered"are designed specifically to get around the tech solutions," Lakhani said.The Amazon founder's phone was hacked in May 2018 after receiving a WhatsApp message from Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman with a video file, according to an analysis of the attack. Saudi Arabia has denied the accusations.
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