“Handala Hack” – Unveiling Group’s Modus Operandi
2026-03-12T20:52:28Z•963f7f5e9dde4d008d5746500e9550a3f36a1d190600eae215f47bb45b31d427
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What happened
Check Point Research published multiple intelligence reports covering state-aligned and criminal-threat activity, including: Handala Hack (aka Void Manticore / Homeland Justice) — an Iranian actor conducting destructive wiping and hack-and-leak operations; increased engagement between Iranian MOIS-linked actors and the cybercrime ecosystem; Silver Dragon — a Chinese-aligned APT (operationally correlated with APT41) targeting government organizations in Southeast Asia and Europe; and Amaranth-Dragon weaponizing CVE-2025-8088 for targeted espionage. CPR also disclosed critical vulnerabilities in
Why it matters
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Evidence and limitations
- Source ID
- checkpoint_research
- Record identifier
- 963f7f5e9dde4d008d5746500e9550a3f36a1d190600eae215f47bb45b31d427
- Enrichment time
- 2026-03-12T20:52:28Z
- AI-assisted enrichment
- Yes
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