Watan-Israel has been subjected to a new cyber breach by the Hanthala group, which announced that it had seized more than 2 terabytes of sensitive data belonging to the Israeli police. This major security breach has shaken the occupation’s security apparatus.
According to the group’s statement, the leaked data includes documents related to police personnel, weapons records, medical records, court documents, and sensitive identification papers. The group claimed to have extracted 350,000 classified documents and made them publicly accessible, triggering a state of alert within Israeli security agencies.
In an attempt to contain the scandal, the Israeli police initially denied the attack, warning against the use or distribution of the leaked information. They argued that obtaining such data was illegal and a violation of the law. However, they could not deny the scale of the breach or its impact on Israel’s security.
This breach is not the first of its kind. The Hanthala group has carried out multiple previous attacks targeting sensitive governmental and security systems in Tel Aviv, including Israel’s Ministry of Defense, cybersecurity firms, and major banks. Reports suggest that the group has ties to Iranian intelligence, as hacking operations against Israel have significantly increased in recent times. Specialized investigations indicate that Iran has carried out more than 2,000 cyberattacks against Israel within a short period.
Despite Israel’s attempts to downplay the severity of these attacks, the ongoing wave of cyber strikes points to a recurring security breach that could affect the entity’s digital infrastructure. This raises questions about Tel Aviv’s ability to protect its sensitive information from the escalating cyber threats.
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