Elad Municipality Hacked by Handala Group, 3TB of Data Stolen
The Elad Municipality in Israel was hacked by the Handala group on November 3, 2024. The attackers claimed to have wiped all main file and database servers, as well as employee systems, and exfiltrated over 3TB of confidential data. This data reportedly included the main municipality database, various files, identity specifications, geographic coordinates, and contracts.
Signal context
First seen: Nov 3, 2024
Last updated: Jul 2, 2026
Status: Public signal
Key points
- Elad Municipality (Israel) targeted.
- Hacked by Handala group on November 3, 2024.
- Over 3TB of confidential data stolen, including databases, files, identity specifications, geographic coordinates, and contracts.
Signal analysis
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Sector: Public Administration
Likely country: Location not provided
The feed marks multiple actor roles. Treat this as a review signal rather than a final attribution.
- Source type: outside the affected organization
- Source type: possible insider or internal misuse
Impact area: Confidentiality
Likely asset: Server or cloud data store
- 1 signal in the same sector
- 88 signals with the same likely impact area
- 1 signal linked to this organization/domain
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