Overview
- Two Block Group IT witnesses described four meetings with Cyber Cupula, said the firm cited an unproven threat allegedly from Stephan Hensel, and testified that management ordered contacts stopped in late November 2023.
- An LKA cybercrime officer explained that penetration tests require clear scoping and said a months‑long test of three quarters of a year is uncommon in practice.
- The court added 19 hearing dates and now plans to continue proceedings through the end of June 2026.
- Defense attorneys moved to suspend the trial after a late formal seizure expanded the case files by more than a terabyte from 34 devices, citing preparation time and privilege concerns, with the court’s decision pending.
- The presiding judge warned Block that an arrest warrant could follow if witness pressure is found after she messaged a sick witness, while the jailed Israeli defendant relayed secondhand reports of alleged pressure in Israel; the son will not testify and the daughter’s appearance was moved to mid‑December.