Iranian hackers claim to have seized classified data from Israel Police

An Iranian hacker group has claimed responsibility for seizing over two terabytes of sensitive data from the Israeli police.

According to Israel’s Channel 12, the Hanzala hacker group, which Israel says is linked to Iranian intelligence, infiltrated Israeli police databases and obtained 2.1 terabytes of material, including documents, videos and images.

Israeli media, citing Iranian news outlets, reported that the hacked data contains employee records, weapons inventory, medical and court records and identity documents. The group has reportedly made 350,000 documents publicly accessible.

Last month, Israeli authorities announced the arrest of two soldiers on suspicion of espionage for Iran in exchange for financial rewards.

In a joint statement, Israel Police and the Shin Bet security agency said investigations revealed that the two soldiers had been in contact with an Iranian entity for months and had carried out security-related tasks under its directives in return for payment.

One of the suspects allegedly transferred classified materials obtained during his service in the air defence unit to his handler.

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