Spain's spy chief, Paz Esteban, sacked over phone hacking scandal

Paz Esteban was replaced after a controversy over the use of the Pegasus spyware to hack top Spanish officials' cellphones, as well as spying on Catalan separatists.

The Spanish government has fired the director of its top intelligence agency after the disclosure of the hacking of politicians' cellphones.

Spanish Defense Minister Margarita Robles announce…