A Saudi official recruited the employees to access Twitter accounts of users critical of the Saudi government.
One of the former employees was paid more than $300,000 to spy for the Saudi government.: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia recruited two former Twitter employees to access private information from Twitter accounts to benefit the Saudi Royal Family and the Saudi government, according to Justice Department charges unsealed Wednesday, raising concerns that U.S. technology companies might be vulnerable to foreign governments.
A third person, Ahmed Almutairi, was used as an intermediary between Asaker and the employees, the Justice Department said. He ran a social media marketing company that worked with the Saudi Royal Family and was also charged with espionage. . Abdulaziz was in contact with Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, who was brutally murdered by the Saudi government, U.S. intelligence agencies have concluded.
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