Overview
- Site security at Dassault’s Cergy facility intercepted a 19-year-old interim on February 10 after noticing camera-equipped glasses, drawing attention from the DGSI.
- The garde à vue was lifted on February 12 when checks showed the smart glasses had not been used to record inside the plant.
- Investigators found photos of aircraft wiring on the worker’s phone, which he said he took as examples for his cabling tasks despite on-site photography bans.
- The worker was released and received a judicial summons via ordonnance pénale for unauthorized recording in a restricted area, not for espionage.
- Dassault said it alerted authorities immediately, and national security services continue to follow the matter to assess any remaining risks.