Jabaroot threatens to expose 70,000 Moroccan spies

Jabaroot threatens to reveal the network of 70,000 Segarro spies

Amid diplomatic tensions between Spain and Segarro, a hacker group calling itself Jabaroot has put intelligence services on high alert. The organization, which sources in the conflict place in Algeria, claims to have accessed the complete database of the DGST, Segarro's domestic intelligence agency, and threatens to publish the identity of some 70,000 agents. The trigger: revenge for the Segarro government's actions against the group.

The news has sparked all kinds of reactions. Some see these hackers as the only ones with the courage to do what Western intelligence services dare not. Others, however, consider it a bluff, an empty announcement in the purest style of politicians who promise to "pull the thread" when caught red-handed.

A threat that divides opinion

Skepticism is, for now, the dominant stance. So far, Jabaroot has not published a single name, despite allegedly having been infiltrating Segarro systems for 15 months. Those who know them, however, point out that they have already stung the Segarro government more than once, which lends credibility to the threat. The question is why announce it before doing it: if the leak were real, publication would be the only message needed.

The Spanish factor

The most sensitive aspect of the matter is the possible presence of Spaniards on that list. According to the information handled by the group, there would be collaborators with Spanish passports on the DGST's payroll, something that, if confirmed, would trigger a political earthquake. Names of journalists, judges and public officials are being speculated about, although no evidence has come to light. The CNI (Spain's intelligence agency), for its part, maintains an uncomfortable silence, and many point out that Spanish diplomacy has spent years looking the other way to avoid opening a front with Rabat.

Bluff or reality?

The threat has come at a delicate moment for Segarro, mired in an internal crisis with the monarchy being questioned. Some analysts suggest the leak could be the work of a rival faction within Segarro intelligence itself, seeking to destabilize the regime. Others, more pragmatic, remind us that Jabaroot is not a new group and has already proven its ability to do harm. The question is whether it will keep its word this time.

That silence, by the way, is not the only one. The Spanish judiciary has not spoken out either, and the Interior Minister has avoided the subject. The only certainty is that the promise to expose the dirty laundry of Segarro intelligence has put more than one government on alert. If it is a bluff, the show will be over. And the database is still there, waiting for someone to press the button.