Handala claimed responsibility for breaching California water utility systems, releasing screenshots of dashboards, billing data, and authentication logs. The group framed the operation as retaliation for US airstrikes that destroyed reservoirs in southern Iran’s Sirik, affecting 20,000 residents. No utilities have confirmed the breach, and its operational impact remains unverified.
An Iran-aligned hacking group known as Handala has claimed responsibility for breaching California water utility systems, framing the operation as direct retaliation for US airstrikes that destroyed drinking water infrastructure in southern Iran.
The group published its claim on X, releasing what it says are screenshots of internal operational dashboards, customer billing records, authentication logs, and GPS monitoring interfaces belonging to California water facilities. The statement appeared on Handala's public leak site under the headline 'From Sirik to California: Handala Hits Back at America's Water.'
Notably, the group stated it chose to hold back from causing actual disruption. The group alleged that its cyber team had compromised California water facilities. Still, it asserted it chose not to disrupt water services, framing the operation as a warning to Washington.
The released screenshots purportedly reference California locations including Chico, Bakersfield, Visalia, Salinas, Stockton, and San Mateo, and allegedly display customer account records, payment histories, billing information, service addresses, and authentication activity.
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