According to French lawyer Juan Branco—who represents Palestinian victims in International Criminal Court cases—screenshots and video footage shared on 7 August indicate his mobile phone received a call from a number associated with Sam Altman, cofounder of OpenAI, alongside an influx of high-profile Israeli political, judicial, and intelligence contacts.

Branco alleged that a botched intelligence operation aimed at data extraction instead mistakenly loaded thousands of external contacts onto his device.

Cybersecurity specialists have urged caution regarding the claims, highlighting that the displayed dataset resembles previously leaked information and currently lacks independent technological verification.

The incident unfolds against a backdrop of documented spyware utilization by Israeli entities targeting international critics and legal advocates.