Iranian hacking group claims to have breached ex-Israeli army chief’s phone

An Iranian hacking group claimed on Thursday it breached the phone of former Israeli military chief Herzi Halevi and obtained thousands of sensitive images and videos from within Israel’s top command structure. In a statement published on its website, the group known as Handala said that it had maintained covert access to Halevi’s device for years. “During all this time, more than 19,000 confidential images and videos from the most secret meetings of Halevi have been extracted and archived.”