The sixth week of the Operation Kitchen trial begins with the final testimonies of National Police officers. Monday will close the statements regarding the alleged parapolice operation of the Ministry of the Interior during the Rajoy government, aimed at stealing sensitive information from the former PP treasurer, Luis Bárcenas. Afterwards, the expert evidence phase will begin.
Cybercrime, CCN, and the Tax Agency take the stand 🕵️
The expert phase will feature specialists from the Central Cybercrime Unit, the National Cryptologic Center, and the Tax Agency. They will analyze the digital traces, espionage tools, and data flows extracted from Bárcenas' devices. The goal is to determine whether there was a systematic and coordinated intrusion from within the Ministry itself, as well as the possible tampering of evidence by the agents involved in the operation.
The low-cost espionage that wasn't in the manual 😅
Seeing the elite of national cybersecurity explain how Bárcenas' driver was spied on is quite something. One would expect movie-like technology, but according to the investigations, the star method was copying files onto a pen drive and taking them to PP headquarters. Good thing the National Cryptologic Center doesn't find out about these things, or they might lose their expert credentials.