Iran Expands Handala Brand to Physical Threats
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Executive Summary
Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence (MOIS) has likely broadened the use of its “Handala” brand to encompass MOIS’s external physical and influence operations targeting US and Israeli interests.
Since the beginning of the Iran War, Insikt Group has observed significant overlaps in the online activities of Handala Hack Team, a newly created, Handala-branded persona referring to itself as the “Handala Popular Resistance Front” (HPRF), and three influence operations networks previously identified by Insikt Group.
Based on frequent amplification and cross-posting of claims and content between Handala Hack Team and these four additional entities, we now attribute these groups to MOIS, with varying degrees of confidence.