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Last Updated: Sunday, May 17, 2026 at 03:02 PM
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Why Iran's hackers keep overselling their cyberattacks

Handala has carried out some real cyberattacks, but experts explained to NBC News why the group tries to inflate the impact of its operations.
People work to recover items from a building hit by a strike
People work Sunday to recover items from a building in a commercial district in Tehran, Iran, that was hit by a U.S.-Israeli strike.Majid Saeedi / Getty Images

Since the start of the war in Iran, the Handala Hack Group has emerged as the main online promoter of alleged Iranian cyberattacks, including the leak of old private emails and photos from FBI Director Kash Patel’s email address. But victims and cybersecurity experts say many of its exploits are not as fierce as it claims.

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