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Barcelona Judge Imputes Ex–Guardia Civil Chiefs in Pegasus and Candiru Probe, Extends Case to Spyware Executives

The step follows forensic work that documented 78 attacks, prompting a Microsoft patch that protected over a billion devices.

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.