US EditionIranian-Linked Hackers Claim Breach of Former PM Bennett's Communications; Ex-Leader Acknowledges Telegram Access
Thousands of contacts and files were leaked by Iran-linked hackers aiming to undermine Bennett's political future, with Israeli experts confirming some data authenticity.
- On Wednesday, former prime minister Naftali Bennett acknowledged hackers accessed his Telegram account after earlier denials, and on Thursday Handala said it published new private messages attributed to him.
- Last week, Naftali Bennett, former prime minister, warned of a potential Iranian cyber onslaught and urged a national 'cyber Iron Dome' while framing the leak as politically motivated.
- Cybersecurity specialists say attackers likely used a computer backing up Bennett's phone, publishing 141 pages of phone numbers and nearly 2,000 HTML files later repackaged as PDFs.
- The leak exposed thousands of contacts and chat logs tied to Naftali Bennett, former prime minister, including Israeli officials, journalists and international leaders, and Bennett called it a criminal act handled by Israeli security authorities.
- The group claims links to Iran's intelligence apparatus in Operation Octopus, but Israeli officials have not confirmed this while analysts warn some materials appear authentic and others manipulated.
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Iranian-Linked Hackers Claim Breach of Former PM Bennett's Communications; Ex-Leader Acknowledges Telegram Access
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — An Iran-linked hacker group known as Handala claimed Wednesday to have infiltrated the personal communications of former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, releasing thousands of contacts, messages and files in an operation dubbed “Operation Octopus.” Bennett initially denied that his phone had been hacked but later acknowledged that unauthorized access was gained […]
Former PM Bennett confirms Iranians hacked his Telegram account
Former PM Bennett confirms Iranians hacked his Telegram account. “Operation Octopus: Naftali Bennett Hacked,” the Handala group named its digital encroachment. The post Former PM Bennett confirms Iranians hacked his Telegram account appeared first on Jerusalem World News.
Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett admitted that his Telegram account had been hacked, confirming the leak of phone numbers, conversations, and photos, while denying that his personal phone had been compromised.
After it became clear that the former prime minister's Telegram account was indeed hacked and information leaked from it - a matter that should be of great concern to the Shin Bet, which is entrusted with his security and the security of many other figures, Naftali Bennett responded to the incident.
The claim: This is about distributing materials obtained through wiretapping - an offense punishable by up to five years in prison. The assumption is that the hack was only made on the former prime minister's Telegram account and not the phone itself.
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