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Handala Group

Also known ashandala_group

Handala Group is an Iran-linked threat actor/hacktivist group reported active in Middle East regional escalations, with a focus on Israel and occasional spillover targeting in neighboring countries. Reporting cited in the provided content describes Handala as targeting Israeli industrial control systems (ICS) and claiming disruptive effects against manufacturing and energy distribution in Israel. The group has also claimed theft of data from Israel’s Clalit healthcare network. In addition to Israel-focused activity, Handala claimed responsibility for a cyberattack on Jordanian fuel station (gas-station) infrastructure and asserted a nationwide shutdown; this disruption claim is explicitly described as unverified. Separately, the group has escalated propaganda and cyber intimidation operations by publishing a list of Israeli professionals in the high-tech and aerospace industries. The content places Handala among a broader set of hacktivist actors active during late-February to early-March 2026 regional conflict dynamics, where activity was dominated by DDoS, website defacement, and claimed breach operations against government, financial, aviation, telecom, and critical-infrastructure targets.

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OPERATIONAL PROFILE

Targeting

Who, where, and (when attributed) which flag flies behind the operation. Pulled from open-source reporting and Mallory's analyst review.

Who they target

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  • Energy

Where they target

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  • 🇯🇴 Jordan
MITRE ATT&CK

Tradecraft

4 distinct techniques observed across reporting, grouped by tactic. Hover any cell for the evidence excerpt; click through for MITRE's full description.

2 of 15 tactics4 techniques×N= number of intelligence reports citing this technique
MITRE ATT&CK
TA0042
Resource Development
1 technique
T1608
Stage Capabilities
TA0040
Impact
2 techniques
T1491
Defacement
T1491.001
Internal Defacement
T1498
Network Denial of Service
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