Handala HACKS Anti-Iran’s PJAK Networks; Passes Info to IRGC For Missiles, Drone Strikes in Iraq

A cyber breach, a missile barrage, and a growing fusion of digital and kinetic warfare. Iran-linked hacking group Handala claims it infiltrated the communications network of PJAK, a Kurdish militant group engaged in a long-running insurgency against Tehran. According to the hackers, weeks of covert access yielded operational maps, inte al communications, and intelligence on personnel and infrastructure. Handala says the stolen data was passed to Iranian security forces, helping identify weapons depots and command sites later targeted in missile and drone strikes near the Iran-Iraq border. If verified, the operation could represent a major example of cyber intelligence directly shaping battlefield operations.