2.1TB of Data Allegedly from Israel Police Systems Published on the BreachForums

• A BreachForums user claimed to have hacked and leaked data from the Israeli police systems.
• A cybercriminal using the alias Handala announced publishing 2.1TB of data, including 3,50,000 documents.
• Records of police personnel like identity documents were released by the hacker.

The Israeli police website was reportedly hacked, as a member of the BreachForums going by the alias Handala announced on February 9. In a long message, the self-proclaimed hacker released 2.1 TB of data they allegedly stole from the Israeli authorities. 

The dark web announcement titled “Israel Police Hacked” claimed the threat actor exfiltrated and leaked 350,000 documents, which appear to include: 

• All police personnel records
• Armory inventory
• Medical and psychological profile of the police personnel
• All case files
• All weapon permits
• All identity-related documents

They boasted of the data breach as a “testament of their triumph.” The message included a password-protected download link to the Israeli police files.  

On the same day, the Israeli Police posted about false hacking announcements. The statement read that the authorities found no external access to the systems or information after investigating the claim. The message also assured that the systems have advanced security measures in place. 

This was likely questioned in Handala’s announcement that read, “Will you dismiss this as another fabrication?”

State-sponsored groups and hacktivists are often found targeting government websites to disrupt services and steal information via cyberespionage. 

Although the hackers of the Israeli police data leak released the data on BreachForums, it could not be said with certainty if they tried to extort authorities and the release of the information was not a result of failed ransom negotiations.