Saudi Journalist Digital Footprint Exploited Post-Khashoggi

Intelligence suggests that following the Jamal Khashoggi incident, Saudi Arabia intensified its efforts to acquire and deploy advanced digital surveillance tools, specifically targeting journalists and activists abroad. Our sources indicate a heightened focus on exploiting open-source intelligence (OSINT) combined with sophisticated hacking techniques to gain access to communication channels and personal devices of individuals critical of the Saudi regime. This includes the potential exploitation of vulnerabilities in widely used messaging apps and cloud storage services. The objective appears to be not only monitoring but also proactively disrupting dissent by creating disinformation and manipulating narratives. This post-Khashoggi strategy signifies a more aggressive and pervasive digital intelligence operation aimed at silencing opposition globally.