Overview
- The court named former Guardia Civil directors Félix Vicente Azón and María Gámez as suspects and opened proceedings on former CNI director Paz Esteban.
- Imputations were communicated to NSO Group founders Shalev Hulio and Yuval Somekh, its Luxembourg subsidiaries Q Cyber Technologies and OSY Technologies, and Saito Tech (Candiru) executives Eran Shorer, Ya’akov Weizman and Eitan Achlow.
- Prosecutors are examining alleged crimes of disclosure of secrets and illegal access to computer systems affecting figures linked to the pro‑independence environment.
- Citizen Lab reported 78 intrusions since 2019 that could extract files and messages and activate cameras and microphones, including an active case that led to Microsoft’s critical security update.
- Requests to declassify records and to pursue cooperation with Luxembourg and Israel remain pending, with the Official Secrets regime limiting what can be disclosed.