A massive leak containing the personal data of nearly 1,000 Spanish police officers, Guardia Civil members and military personnel has reached Spain’s Audiencia Nacional, with a professional association seeking a judicial investigation into how the information was obtained and published.
Justicia Guardia Civil (Jucil) filed a complaint with the high criminal court after a document running to nearly 500 pages surfaced online with extensive information on members of Spain’s security forces.
The file reportedly contains names, photographs, phone numbers and Telegram usernames, along with contacts extracted from the personal address books of some of those affected.
Its opening page carries a heading in Russian reading “List of Spanish Security Forces."
Specialist media have linked the publication to the pro-Russian hacker group NoName057, but Spanish authorities have not confirmed who was responsible for the leak.
The National Police and Spain’s intelligence service, the Centro Nacional de Inteligencia (CNI), have opened an investigation into the source of the breach and the purpose behind the publication.
Jucil seeks removal of leaked file
Jucil wants investigators to determine whether the data were obtained through illegal access to computer systems, mobile devices, personal accounts or institutional databases.
Its complaint also calls for the identification of everyone involved in extracting, compiling and distributing the document.
The association has asked for urgent measures to remove the file or block access wherever possible, while preserving digital evidence that could help investigators trace how it spread online.Particular attention is being paid to Telegram and other channels through which the document may have circulated.
Jucil warned that the danger goes beyond the disclosure of individual phone numbers or names. Combining the information contained in the file could allow third parties to identify, locate or directly contact security personnel.
Those affected could consequently face greater exposure to surveillance, social engineering, identity theft, intimidation and targeted malicious activity.
“The security and privacy of our fellow Guardia Civil officers and their families cannot be used as bargaining chips or exposed with impunity on the Internet,” Jucil Secretary-General Ángel Lezcano said.
The association has made its legal services available to affected members and advised them to preserve evidence showing that their information was published. It has also urged officers to be particularly alert to attempted fraud and identity theft and to report suspicious contacts immediately.
The next move rests with the Audiencia Nacional, which must decide whether to admit Jucil’s complaint and open judicial proceedings. For now, two central questions remain unanswered—how the data were obtained and precisely how many members of Spain’s police, Guardia Civil and armed forces have been exposed.
