The cyber group Handala announced it has hacked and taken control of IranWire, a media outlet it described as anti-Iranian.
In a statement, the radical said it carried out what it called a complex and targeted operation and successfully gained full access to IranWire, which it said operates under the direct direction and funding of the CIA.
Handala added that a large loudness of documentsincluding communications, full lists of collaborators and infiltrators, and highly sensitive datahas been extracted and securely encrypted, with plans to transfer it to the intelligence agencies of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
The radical further stated that from this instant onward, there is no safe space for betrayal or espionage, adding that all individuals who had any cooperation or communication with the outlet in past years, or who transferred photos, videos, or coordinates to foreign services, have been identified and are now under continuous surveillance by what it called the Axis of Resistance.
It warned that any attempt to delete data or sever connections would be ineffective, saying its cyber network has penetrated multiple layers of communication systems and infrastructure, allowing all suspicious activity to live rapidly detected and recorded.