Overview

• The National Police’s Information Division led the operation with collaboration from the CNI, according to police sources.
• Reports diverge on the scope of arrests: EL PAÍS cites one person detained, while El Mundo reports two minors held in Catalonia and Albacete.
• The leaked lists exposed personal details of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, ministers Margarita Robles and José Manuel Albares, and members of security services and CNI personnel.
• The suspect operated under the alias N4t0x and claimed to have built a tool called SpainData to query personal records, according to messages posted online and reported by EL PAÍS.
• Judge Antonio Piña opened an Audiencia Nacional investigation on September 22, and investigators say the dossier drew on earlier hacks, remains mirrored in parts of the internet, and could prompt complaints from affected officials.