Country
Saudi Arabia
country:saudi_arabia
Also: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Saudi authorities, Saudi government
Country where Saudi Aramco is based and whose government and critical infrastructure are discussed in relation to the attacks.
Explore relationships
Mentioned in
EP 30
Explicit
100%
Country where Saudi Aramco is based and whose government and critical infrastructure are discussed in relation to the attacks.
“Saudi Arabia simply didn’t take security very seriously.”
Jack Rhysider ·
offsets 15622–15678
“especially hitting Saudi Arabian critical infrastructures”
Chris Kubecka ·
offsets 32619–32676
EP 68
Explicit
100%
Country where the targeted petrochemical plant and incident responders were located.
“This story takes place in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia”
Jack Rhysider ·
offsets 1283–1336
EP 100
Explicit
100%
Country discussed as a Pegasus customer in connection with targeting people associated with Jamal Khashoggi.
“NSO has also sold their spyware to the government of Saudi Arabia”
Jack Rhysider ·
offsets 35509–35574
Relationships
Claims
Shamoon Attacks 2 and 3
TARGETS
Saudi Arabia
Shamoon Attacks 2 and 3 were described as ongoing attacks against Saudi Arabia, especially its critical infrastructure and airports.
Explicit
Confidence 97%
· Chris Kubecka
EP 30
Details
“There’s now Shamoon Attacks 2 and 3 that are still ongoing against Saudi Aramco and Saudi Arabia, especially hitting Saudi Arabian critical infrastructures”
Chris Kubecka ·
offsets 32521–32676
Triton
TARGETS
Saudi Arabia
The incident targeted a chemical plant in Saudi Arabia and was discussed as part of a broader campaign against Saudi industrial infrastructure.
Explicit
Confidence 98%
· Jack Rhysider
EP 68
Details
“This story takes place in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia”
Jack Rhysider ·
offsets 1283–1336
“it was a wide-scale targeting campaign”
Julian Gutmanis ·
offsets 25805–25843
Saudi Arabia
USES
Pegasus
Jack says NSO sold Pegasus to the Saudi government, while the episode also presents uncertainty about its use against Khashoggi and his associates.
Explicit
Confidence 96%
· Jack Rhysider
EP 100
Details
“NSO has also sold their spyware to the government of Saudi Arabia”
Jack Rhysider ·
offsets 35509–35574