Bennett concedes cyber breach after Iranian hackers leak private chats

Former prime minister Naftali Bennett has confirmed a cyber breach of his Telegram account after an Iranian-linked hacker group, Handala, leaked private chats and phone numbers of Israeli officials and world leaders. The hackers, who dubbed the breach “Operation Octopus,” claimed affiliation with Iran’s intelligence apparatus, though this has not been publicly confirmed by Israeli officials.

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