News Summary

• The U.S. Justice Department accused Iran’s government of being behind the hacktivist group Handala.
• The announcement came hours after the FBI seized two websites linked to Handala, as first reported by TechCrunch.
• Handala took credit on its website for the March 11 cyberattack on Stryker, during which the hackers remotely wiped tens of thousands of employee devices.
• The group used the websites to publicize its alleged cyberattacks, as well as to publish the personal information of dozens of people who allegedly worked for the Israeli military and defense contractors.