Handala hackers breached Hebrew College website during Iran-Iraq war, leaving users with chilling messages

this Iranian Hackers say users will find no reason to continue learning Hebrew because the language is no longer needed.

“There’s no need to learn Hebrew anymore. You won’t need it anymore,” the message read. The message was also accompanied by the logo of “Handala,” the Iranian-affiliated hacking group responsible for the breach.

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The attack, which apparently sought to overload servers and impair their ability to serve customers, peaked at nearly 1.2 million requests per second to Israeli websites, according to a study by Thales-owned cybersecurity firm Imperva.

The financial services industry was a major target of this wave of attacks, which targeted websites and online systems connected to banks and other financial institutions.

Additionally, a propaganda video spread by Handala has circulated online, featuring deepfake videos of former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Arab social media networks reported.

The Iranian hacking group has been targeting Israeli public figures after the phones of Naftali Bennett and Program Management Office (PMO) head Tzachi Braverman were hacked, The Jerusalem Post reported.

About two months ago, Handala announced on its