Hackers leak data on 70,000 Moroccan agents and accuse State of planning assault on Ceuta
The Jabaroot group has distributed databases containing sensitive information on thousands of Moroccan intelligence and police officers. The hackers claim to have evidence that the assault on Ceuta was orchestrated by the Moroccan security apparatus.
Jabaroot exposes thousands of Moroccan agents and points to senior officials over Ceuta crisis
A hacking group known as Jabaroot has published on social media and internet forums several alleged databases containing names, identification numbers and other sensitive information on thousands of members of Morocco's interior intelligence services and police, according to El Mundo citing various outlets in the Alaouite country. The leak was presented by the group "as a gift to Europe and especially to Spain", following the mass entry of approximately 80,000 North Africans and sub-Saharan migrants into Ceuta.
Among the disclosed documents are national identity document numbers, civil service employee numbers and the year of incorporation of each agent into the Directorate General of Territorial Supervision (DGST), in charge of interior intelligence, and the Directorate General of National Security (DGSN), the Moroccan police body. In total, the data would affect approximately 70,000 agents, which, if confirmed, would represent one of the largest information leaks suffered by the country's security apparatus in decades.
Direct accusations against senior security officials
Days before the publication, Jabaroot had announced the leak and pointed to Abdellatif Hammouchi, one of the main officials responsible for both organisations, attributing responsibility for the migration crisis to him. According to the group, the Ceuta events were deliberately planned by the Moroccan security apparatus, though without the knowledge of King Mohamed VI.
The hackers further claim to have evidence of orders directed to agents who would have orchestrated the events in Ceuta, which Spain has called "an attack on territorial integrity and Spanish sovereignty". The group attributes the planning of the "attack" to Fouad Ali el Himma, one of the king's main advisers, and claims that both the United States and Israel knew of the plan in advance.
Espionage in Europe and accusations against Algeria
According to Jabaroot, many of the identified agents would have carried out espionage activities in Europe, installation of listening devices or payments to politicians and businessmen. The identity of the group remains unknown, and from Morocco there are those who point to Algeria—a regional rival and habitual antagonist—as a possible responsible party for the leaks.
The group had previously caused problems for Moroccan authorities through successive earlier leaks, although none of the scale of the current one.
Source: El Mundo