Overview
- The Genoa prosecutor ordered the detention of a Latvian crew member arrested in Naples as a second suspect in the case, with a judge validating custody and transferring the file to Genoa.
- A 20-year-old Latvian crewman seized in France has been formally charged in Paris with offenses including using an automated data system to serve the interests of a foreign power and possession of attack software, and he remains in pretrial detention.
- French DGSI agents boarded GNV's Fantastic in the port of Sète after malware consistent with a remote access tool was detected, and the ferry has been held there during the investigation.
- Investigators conducted urgent searches in Latvia with Eurojust’s support as part of the cross-border inquiry.
- French authorities are examining a possible Russian link though no attribution has been confirmed, while GNV says it detected and neutralized the intrusion and is cooperating with investigators.