Iranian Hackers Claim to Have Hacked Israeli Radar, Send Text Messages to Citizens
Hundreds of thousands of Israeli citizens have reportedly received threatening text messages from an Iranian threat group after it claimed to have breached Israel’s radar systems.
The Handala threat group said it had hacked into Israel’s radar systems, claiming it was the second to attack the systems.
“For the second time we hacked their radar systems… but this time with a difference,” the group said on Telegram.
“You only have a few hours to repair your radar systems! Let’s start the game! We suggest you flee now…”
In addition to the warning, Handala posted several screenshots of the RADA program. However, the coordinates in the screenshots are 41°24’12.2″N 2°10’26.5″E, which point to the La Sagrada Familia church in Mallorca, Spain. The coordinates are also the default ones shown on the Google Maps support page for using on-site coordinates.
In addition to the attack on radar systems, Handala said he sent more than 500,000 text messages to the people of Israel following an alleged attack on a digital marketing company called 99 Digital, threatening the recipients of the text messages.
“The people will pay for the crimes and stupidity of their leaders. “Your leaders will no doubt regret these foolish adventures,” the text message allegedly read.
“Evacuate the cities, maybe you’ll see less damage! Don’t blink or sleep, the chance of escape is less than ten seconds, maybe your city will be chosen!
It also said it had “discarded” 5.2 terabytes of data from confidential conversations.
The attack comes as political tensions between the two countries boiled over, resulting in an Iranian attack on Israel.
Iran reportedly launched more than 300 drones and missiles at Israel. According to the US White House administration, Israel worked with its allies, including the United States, to intercept approximately 99 percent of the drones and missiles.
