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Iranian Cyber Group Handala Claims Cal Water Hack

| | Cal Water, Cyber threats and incidents, cyberattack, Handala
What happened Iran-linked threat actor Handala claimed it hacked California Water Service and published 5 GB of data allegedly stolen from the U.S. water utility. The hacking group said the intrusion was ...
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Iranian Attackers Are Targeting U.S. Energy, Water Systems, Federal Agencies Say

| | CISA Advisory, cyber warfare, CyberAv3ngers, energy and utilities, FBI, Handala, Iran Hacker Groups, Iran-Israel Conflict, operational technologies, plc security, U.S. critical infrastructure, water distribution systems
CISA, the FBI, and other U.S. security agencies are warning that Iran-linked threat groups like CyberAv3ngers are compromising industrial controllers like PLCs to attack critical infrastructure operations in such sectors as water ...
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Iran Calls U.S. Tech Companies ‘Legitimate Targets,’ Threatens to Attack

Iran Calls U.S. Tech Companies ‘Legitimate Targets,’ Threatens to Attack

| | Aikido Security, Amazon AWS, Apple, cisco, cyberattack, cyberscams, Flashpoint, Handala, HP, IBM, Iran, Iran-Israel Conflict, Microsoft, Nvidia, Oracle, Phishing, pro-Iranian, United States
The Iranian government is threatening to attack the Middle East operations of more than a dozen U.S. tech companies, including Microsoft, Nvidia, and Google, calling them "legitimate targets." Meanwhile, pro-Iranian threat groups ...
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Pro-Iranian Hacking Group Claims Credit for Hack of FBI Director Kash Patel’s Personal Account

| | Cyber threats and incidents, cyberattack, FBI, Handala, Iran, Kash Patel
What happened A pro-Iranian hacking group claimed credit for hacking FBI Director Kash Patel’s personal account and said it was releasing emails and other documents tied to that account. The group, Handala, ...
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FBI Warns of Handala Hackers Using Telegram in Malware Attacks

| | Cyber threats and incidents, cyberattack, FBI, Handala, Telegram
What happened The FBI issued a warning that Iran-linked hackers tied to the country’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) are using Telegram as command-and-control infrastructure in malware campaigns. The activity has ...
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Cyberattacks Spike 245% in the Two Weeks After the Start of War With Iran

Cyberattacks Spike 245% in the Two Weeks After the Start of War With Iran

| | Akamai, china espionage, data wiper, ddos, Fatimion Cyber Team, Flashpoint, geopolitical tensions, Handala, Iran Hacker Groups, Iran-Israel Conflict, Palo Alto Networks Unit 42, Russia, Stryker, United States
Akamai researchers saw a 245% spike in cyberattacks in the first two weeks after the start of the U.S. and Israeli war against Iran as Iranian nation-state groups and independent hacktivists launch ...
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Iranian Hackers Attack U.S. Company Stryker in Escalation of Cyber War

| | CloudSEK, Cyberwar, Flashpoint, Hacktivists, Handala, Iran-Israel Conflict, nation-state actors, Stryker, Telegram, United States, wiper attack
Iranian nation-state group Handala claims it attacked U.S. medical tech giant Stryker, erasing the data from 200,000 corporate servers and mobile devices and stealing 50 TB of data in retaliation for a ...
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A manifesto posted by the Iran-backed hacktivist group Handala, claiming a mass data-wiping attack against medical technology maker Stryker.

Iran-Backed Hackers Claim Wiper Attack on Medtech Firm Stryker

| | A Little Sunshine, Handala, Handala Hack, Irish Examiner, Latest Warnings, microsoft intune, Ministry of Intelligence and Security, Ne'er-Do-Well News, Palo Alto Networks, Stryker, The Coming Storm, Void Manticore, wiper attack
A hacktivist group with links to Iran's intelligence agencies is claiming responsibility for a data-wiping attack against Stryker, a global medical technology company based in Michigan. News reports out of Ireland, Stryker's ...
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