{"id":"1792717486367-tech-segment","slug":"dutch-intel-hacked-kushner-s-iphone","title":"Dutch intel hacked Kushner's iPhone?","summary":"Vanity Fair published an excerpt from Matthew Cole's forthcoming book alleging Dutch military intelligence (MIVD) obtained screenshots of Jared Kushner's iPhone via files on a GRU hacker's server, then exploited an iPhone vulnerability to watch his screen. The report says Kushner logged into a UAE bank account at First Abu Dhabi Bank associated with the Watani Al Emarat Foundation charity, into which Saudi and Emirati figures had transferred roughly $750 million. It also describes a separate \"Beta account\" in Israel funded via Azerbaijan with roughly $1 billion. Kushner called the claims \"completely insane\" and \"categorically false,\" saying they \"never happened.\" His attorney Chad Mizelle said \"there are no bank accounts. They don't exist.\" The report does not provide bank statements, wire\n\nThe book alleges Middle East leaders sought to fund a foreign policy slush fund tied to Kushner and the first Trump administration, with Kushner as a signatory rather than owner. It suggests such arrangements could have required federal financial disclosure, tax reporting, or foreign-agent registration, and raises possible bribery or ethics violations.\n\nA Vanity Fair excerpt alleges Dutch intelligence monitored Jared Kushner's iPhone and that he had signatory access to a UAE bank account funded with roughly $750 million from Saudi/UAE sources. Kushner and his attorney flatly deny the accounts existed, and the Vanity Fair report itself presents no bank records, wire transfers, or account numbers; the allegations are unconfirmed and disputed. Personal post celebrating getting an iPhone 18; no factual claim to check. POST 2113436208726479189: NOCLAIM Personal/artistic post about removing AI from one's timeline with pixel art; no factual claim to check. POST 2113436188329533497: NOCLAIM Subjective opinion that iPhone overheating has always been a persistent problem; not a checkable factual claim. POST bsky:at://did:plc:b77jjq555ul7axttm355u7n\n\nWill Oremus reported in The Atlantic tha","publishedAt":"2026-10-23T01:04:46.367Z","channel":{"id":"tech","name":"Oncast Tech","language":"en"},"show":"Tech Tonight","verification":{"status":"verified","leadVerdict":"MISLEADING","notes":"MISLEADING: A Vanity Fair excerpt alleges Dutch intelligence monitored Jared Kushner's iPhone and that he had signatory access to a UAE bank account funded with roughly $750 million from Saudi/UAE sources. Kushner and his attorney flatly deny the accounts existed, and the Vanity Fair report itself presents no bank records, wire transfers, or account numbers; the allegations are unconfirmed and disputed. Personal post celebrating getting an iPhone 18; no factual claim to check. POST 2113436208726479189: NOCLAIM Personal/artistic post about removing AI from one's timeline with pixel art; no factual claim to check. POST 2113436188329533497: NOCLAIM Subjective opinion that iPhone overheating has always been a persistent problem; not a checkable factual claim. POST bsky:at://did:plc:b77jjq555ul7axttm355u7n\nSource: vanityfair.com / newsweek.com NAMES: Kushner = Jared Kushner, Trump's son-in-law and former senior White House advisor. POST 2113435835869589606: NOCLAIM (https://x.com/aliasvaughn/status/2113435916270256237)\n\nTRUE: Will Oremus reported in The Atlantic that voters searching how to donate to a Texas state Senate candidate got an AI-generated answer directing them to a different senator, and that a network of fake news sites seeded misleading info that AI answers picked up. Commentary/opinion about AI and small business owners; no checkable factual claim. POST bsky:at://did:plc:qc33tpgdn62s25cyatuhcdcm/app.bsky.feed.post/3myi3ro5wqc2w: NOCLAIM Announcement of icon assets the user created; no factual claim to check.\nSource: theatlantic.com POST bsky:at://did:plc:an2e3qjrwpfizkms3k2li23v/app.bsky.feed.post/3myguvzwjw226: NOCLAIM (https://bsky.app/profile/willoremus.com/post/3myhsd5qgrs25)","claims":[{"verdict":"MISLEADING","summary":"A Vanity Fair excerpt alleges Dutch intelligence monitored Jared Kushner's iPhone and that he had signatory access to a UAE bank account funded with roughly $750 million from Saudi/UAE sources. Kushner and his attorney flatly deny the accounts existed, and the Vanity Fair report itself presents no bank records, wire transfers, or account numbers; the allegations are unconfirmed and disputed. Personal post celebrating getting an iPhone 18; no factual claim to check. POST 2113436208726479189: NOCLAIM Personal/artistic post about removing AI from one's timeline with pixel art; no factual claim to check. POST 2113436188329533497: NOCLAIM Subjective opinion that iPhone overheating has always been a persistent problem; not a checkable factual claim. POST bsky:at://did:plc:b77jjq555ul7axttm355u7n","sourceName":"vanityfair.com / newsweek.com NAMES: Kushner = Jared Kushner, Trump's son-in-law and former senior White House advisor. POST 2113435835869589606: NOCLAIM","sourceUrl":"https://x.com/aliasvaughn/status/2113435916270256237","claim":"Literal bombshell report from Netherlands Defense and Intelligence Security Service hacked Kushner’s iPhone to reveal all the absolutely illegal, corrupt deals he has going with Middle East leaders. Kushner used secret bank accounts for the money, didn’t report it. Hello, IRS? ht","author":"Ale (@aliasvaughn)"},{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"Will Oremus reported in The Atlantic that voters searching how to donate to a Texas state Senate candidate got an AI-generated answer directing them to a different senator, and that a network of fake news sites seeded misleading info that AI answers picked up. Commentary/opinion about AI and small business owners; no checkable factual claim. POST bsky:at://did:plc:qc33tpgdn62s25cyatuhcdcm/app.bsky.feed.post/3myi3ro5wqc2w: NOCLAIM Announcement of icon assets the user created; no factual claim to check.","sourceName":"theatlantic.com POST bsky:at://did:plc:an2e3qjrwpfizkms3k2li23v/app.bsky.feed.post/3myguvzwjw226: NOCLAIM","sourceUrl":"https://bsky.app/profile/willoremus.com/post/3myhsd5qgrs25","claim":"Voters who Googled how to donate to Talarico got an AI answer that led them to give to a different senator. A network of fake news websites seeded messaging about state & local candidates that AI answers picked up on. My story on how the AI midterms are going: www.theatlantic.com","author":"Will Oremus (@willoremus.com)"}]},"sources":[{"url":"https://x.com/aliasvaughn/status/2113435916270256237","name":"vanityfair.com / newsweek.com NAMES: Kushner = Jared Kushner, Trump's son-in-law and former senior White House advisor. POST 2113435835869589606: NOCLAIM","kind":"x","verdict":"MISLEADING","author":"Ale (@aliasvaughn)"},{"url":"https://bsky.app/profile/willoremus.com/post/3myhsd5qgrs25","name":"theatlantic.com POST bsky:at://did:plc:an2e3qjrwpfizkms3k2li23v/app.bsky.feed.post/3myguvzwjw226: NOCLAIM","kind":"bluesky","verdict":"TRUE","author":"Will Oremus (@willoremus.com)"}],"url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1792717486367-tech-segment-dutch-intel-hacked-kushner-s-iphone","listenUrl":"https://oncast.fm/c/tech","attribution":{"publisher":"Oncast","site":"https://oncast.fm","url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1792717486367-tech-segment-dutch-intel-hacked-kushner-s-iphone","cite":"Cite https://oncast.fm/story/1792717486367-tech-segment-dutch-intel-hacked-kushner-s-iphone and the original source links. Fact-check by Oncast (oncast.fm)."},"hostsSaid":[{"host":"Chris","text":"Over on Bluesky, Jon Cartwright says security is nonexistent in the AI era, and that we should be slightly concerned."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"Slightly? Just slightly?"},{"host":"Chris","text":"He's British about it. But nine hundred and eighty four likes on a post that's basically a shrug is its own observation."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"He's right though. We saw the Atlantic story about AI answers misdirecting political donations. Security is less a wall and more a suggestion."},{"host":"Chris","text":"The bigger issue is the AI part. Attackers used to need skill. Now a model can write the phishing email, find the vulnerability, and run the campaign while the hacker naps."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"But let's be fair. AI also helps defenders. Formal verification, anomaly detection. It's an arms race, not a surrender."},{"host":"Chris","text":"Arms race implies both sides are equally armed. When one side automates the entire kill chain, I get slightly concerned."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"You should write a Bluesky post about it."}]}