News Summary

• The FBI and the Justice Department took down two websites linked to the pro-Iranian hacktivist group Handala.
• Last week, the group claimed responsibility for a destructive cyberattack against the U.S. medical tech giant Stryker.
• Handala has been active at least since the October 7, 2023, attacks by Hamas and is believed to have ties with the Iranian regime.
• In a series of announcements posted on the group’s official Telegram channel on Thursday, Handala acknowledged its websites were taken offline.