Mehrdad Rahimi, serving as the guiding officer for Iranian agents within Mossadâs Iran Desk, attempted to play a major role in organizing and directing networks behind the unrest inside Iran. By managing and directing Iranian operatives, he sought to establish greater coordination and cohesion among the main ringleaders of the riots, while also providing the financial support necessary to sustain and expand anti-Iranian activities.
The group, known as 'Handala,' which broke into ex-PM Bennett's Telegram account, said it obtained material on Netanyahu by hacking the of his chief of staff, Tzachi Braverman. The hackers say it relates to alleged ties between Netanyahu's aides and Qatar
We are proud to announce that the Handala People's Resistance Front of Truth-Seekers (HPR), in line with expanding its range of activities and responding to the growing needs of freedom movements, has launched a new division called Handala Alert. This branch ....
The Iranian hacker group Handala claimed on Saturday that it had hacked the phone of former MK Ayelet Shaked, who served as Prime Minister Naftali Bennett's interior minister from 2021 to 2022. The hackers shared a series of photos, including one of Shaked at a meeting with Bennett and another of her posing with several IDF soldiers.
Handala group urges followers to âstay tunedâ as it publishes dozens of pictures of Shaked with family and friends, in latest cyber attack on an Israeli political figure
The Queenâs Secrets: Unveiling the Mysteries Behind Ayelet Shaked Once again, the cyber world has witnessed the true extent of our power! This time, our target was none other than Ayelet Shaked, the controversial figure and so-called security champion of the Zionist regime. Her iPhone 15 Pro, supposedly the pinnacle of advanced technology and personal security, is now effortlessly at the mercy of Handala Hack.
(Jan. 3, 2026 / JNS) âWeâre not dealing with a classic hacker group with deep intelligence capabilities, but rather a âloudâ actor whose main goal is psychological and cognitive influence,â Refael Franco, former deputy head of Israelâs National Cyber Directorate and currently CEO of Code Blue, says in characterizing the Iranian hacker group Handala ...
They started out as hackers who did not cause real damage, but after the embarrassing intrusions and the dissemination of the personal information of Naftali Bennett and Tzachi Braverman, it is already clear ...
In December 2025, an Iranian-linked hacking group Handala claimed to have hacked the mobile phones of two prominent Israeli political figures, former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Netanyahuâs Chief of Staff, Tzachi Braverman ....
Handala targeted Israeli officials by compromising Telegram accounts - not devices - likely through session hijacking and social engineering . The incident exposes critical vulnerabilities in session management, requiring stronger defenses like Multi-Factor Authentication ....
Handala Hack Team (HHT) has evolved into a sophisticated tool of Iranian-aligned psychological warfare, blending hacking with targeted influence operations to pressure Israelâs political ecosystem. The alleged âBibi Gateâ hacking campaign, claims of access to data from the phone of Netanyahuâs chief of staff, Tzachi Braverman ...
It wasnât the first time hackers operating under Iranâs intelligence ministry announced they had breached the cellphone of a prominent public figure in Israel. Sunday, it was Tzachi Braverman, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahuâs chief of staff. A couple of weeks ago, it was former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett.
An Iran-linked hacker group called âHandalaâ has targeted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, claiming to have accessed sensitive information about him and his top aides. The group, which previously hacked former PM Naftali Bennettâs Telegram account, is now threatening to release the data publicly. Israeli media report the cyberattack has put Netanyahuâs inner circle on high alert as the situation develops.
A major cyber shock has rattled Israel after an Iranian-linked hacking group, Handala, claimed it hacked the personal phone of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahuâs chief of staff, Tzachi Braverman. The group dubbed the alleged operation âBibi Gate,â threatening to release explosive political, financial and security secrets ....
Iranian hackers breached an Israeli nuclear scientistâs car, leaving flowers and a message warning the Prime Minister about growing hunger and instability ....
The Handala hacking group, in a statement on Saturday, said its breach targeted the Sorek Nuclear Research Center and that it had obtained comprehensive information about Gertz, including his personal profile, educational background, and addresses for both his home and workplace, associated with ....
The leak page identifies the victim as Dr. Isaac Gertz â Chief Nuclear Architect of the Zion Regime. The page appears to describe a ransomware-style incident centered on infiltration and exfiltration of classified intelligence rather than encryption. The post is dated 2025-11-29 10:19:32.276712; since no compromise date is provided, this date is treated as the post date ...
The Handala hacker group has escalated its propaganda and cyber intimidation operations by publishing a list of Israeli professionals in the high-tech and aerospace industries ...
Handala (also known as Handala Hack Team, Hatef, Hamsa) is a pro-Palestinian hacktivist group first observed in December 2023. Its operations focus on politically motivated cyber campaigns targeting Israeli entities and organizations associated with Israel globally. Handala employs destructive tacticsâprimarily using multi-stage wiper malware that affects both Windows and Linux systems ...
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Groups such as Handala Hack conceal their operating activity (T0129), protecting their identity by ...
Handala and CyberToufan are recent examples of groups like this.
Hacktivist groups such as CyberVolk, Handala, and KillSec started leveraging ransomware, marking a ...
On February 9, the Iranian hacker group âHandalaâ ....
En mars 2024, le groupe hacktiviste pro-palestinien Handala Hack Team a revendiquĂ© la com- promission et lâexfiltration de 79 Go de donnĂ©es dâun SI appartenant Ă une sociĂ©tĂ© de traitement des eaux israĂ©lienne spĂ©cialisĂ©e dans la dĂ©salinisation .....
The malicious activity taking advantage of the CrowdStrike Falcon outages includes data wipers spread by the pro-Iranian hacktivist group 'Handala' and HijackLoader dropping Remcos RAT disguised as a CrowdStrike hotfix. In general, there ....
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We are proud to announce that the Handala People's Resistance Front of Truth-Seekers (HPR), in line with expanding its range of activities and responding to the growing needs of freedom movements, has launched a new division called Handala Alert. This branch is designed to create synergy among resistance forces, amplify media effectiveness, and strengthen support infrastructures across different domains.
Handala Alert is committed to utilizing its specialized capacities to be the voice of the voiceless and offer unwavering support to all freedom fighters.