An Iran-linked hacking group has announced a $50 million bounty targeting Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu following a cyberattack on FBI Director Kash Patel’s email account.
An Iran-linked cyber group known as Handala Hack Team has announced a $50 million reward for anyone who can “eliminate” US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The declaration followed the group’s claim that it breached the personal email account of FBI Director Kash Patel, raising fresh cybersecurity and security concerns.
In a statement posted on its website, the group said: “We, Handala Hack, hereby announce a $50 million reward for those heroes who can eliminate the main architects of oppression and corruption from the course of history.” The US Department of Justice previously linked the group to Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security.
The threat came days after the FBI seized several of the group’s websites. Authorities said the hackers responded by compromising Patel’s personal Gmail account and releasing materials allegedly taken from it, signalling what analysts describe as an escalation following law enforcement action.
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