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Cyber group claims California water system hack in retaliation for Iran strikes
A hacker-activist group called Handala claimed responsibility for a cyber intrusion targeting water facilities in California, stating the action was retaliation for alleged US strikes on water infrastructure in southern Iran. The group obtained data from the systems and published 5 gigabytes of evidence, warning Washington while claiming to have refrained from disrupting water supplies.
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