Handala hacking group targets Israeli police, steals sensitive data

A group of pro-Palestinian hackers says it has stolen 2.1 terabytes of data from the Israel police, including 350,000 sensitive documents, amid a surge in cyberattacks on Israeli entities following the regime’s genocidal war on the Gaza Strip.

In a post on telegram on Sunday, the Handala hacking group announced that they had stolen the personal files of police officers, including psychological profiles and other sensitive information after hacking the Israeli Police.

The cyber group further said it has penetrated the servers of the Ministry of National Security as well.

Israel's leading news website Walla also reported that the information released by Handala, contains email addresses, gun licenses, photos of police officers and classified documents, including details of suspects and convicted criminals, and sex offender employment permits.

Following the hacking report, the Israeli police claimed that “so far the police did not identify a penetration of the police systems and the assessment is that a break-in was made to third parties that receive information from the police,” adding that the investigation is still ongoing.

In recent months, a series of cyberattacks carried out by Handala, a group of pro-Palestinian hacktivists, have targeted Israeli regime facilities, resulting in the leak of sensitive military data, diplomatic communications, and other classified information.

These high-level technological breaches, according to cyber experts, have disrupted regular operations and complicated the cybersecurity landscape for the Zionist regime.

In its most recent operation, Handala announced in early December that they hacked Silicom, describing it as “the biggest and most feared cover company of Unit 8200.”

Handala said its operation that targeted Silicom was a retaliatory act in response to the martyrdom of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, who was assassinated by the Israeli regime on October 16.

The hacking group has engaged in a series of other cyberattacks as well, defacing numerous websites and compromising the accounts of several high-profile Israeli regime politicians.

Among those targeted were former Chief of Staff and minister of foreign affairs Gabi Ashkenazi, former war cabinet minister Benny Gantz, former prime minister Ehud Barak, and former senior officer in Mossad and Israel’s ambassador to Germany Ron Prosor.

In mid-April, Handala hacktivists successfully infiltrated the Israeli military's radar systems and took down the much-hyped Israeli air defense system, the Iron Dome.

The group substantiated its claims by sharing screenshots documenting the hacking of the radars.

This multifaceted cyberattack also targeted Rada Electronics, a military technology company allied with the Israeli army, resulting in a breach that was corroborated by leaked dashboard images.

Handala’s operation further extended to psychological warfare, as hackers disseminated 500,000 text messages to Israeli settlers, cautioning them about an imminent attack.

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