The hacking group “Handala”, which is believed to be linked to… IranHacking drone systems belonging to the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and threatening to target a tournament World Cup The matches started this week, according to what was reported by the Rasd website on Friday.
The SITE website, which specializes in tracking jihadist groups, quoted a statement from the hacking group, saying that the hackers had been able “for months” to access “all the photos and all the suspects” whose photos were taken by FPV drones used by it. FBI.
The hackers said that the drones are equipped with facial recognition and license plate scanning technology, and are used in combating terrorism.
According to the SITE website, Handala’s statement said, “You must tighten security measures at the World Cup. We absolutely cannot stand some of these teams. Don’t forget: FPV planes are spread everywhere. You never know when one of them might find its way onto your team bus.”
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The FBI deploys drones around World Cup stadiums to protect against unauthorized aircraft.
Drones will be prohibited from flying over US stadiums hosting matches, as well as over fan events associated with the tournament they are hosting. US Mexico and Canada, which started on Thursday.
Training local and state police to combat unauthorized drone activity at the World Cup was part of a $500 million federal grant to combat this growing threat to sporting events.
The Ministry of Justice warned of the possibility of cyber attacks by Iranian parties following the US-Israeli strikes on Tehran In February, which sparked a war The Middle East.
Handala published photos and clips that she said were taken on hacked drones, which was denied by SITE.
The site explained that one of the video clips of the supposed hack was actually produced by a software platform in December 2024 to promote an American police department’s use of the platform’s technology to survey hurricane damage.
Handala said in March that she hacked into the email account of FBI Director Kash Patel and posted personal photos and other material online.
The US State Department offered a reward of up to $10 million for information leading to the identification of the group’s members.
