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FBI seizes Handala websites

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The FBI seized two Handala websites, escalating a law-enforcement response to a cyberattack tied to the group’s destructive activity against Stryker and disrupting infrastructure used to support malicious operations. The domains now show a seizure notice issued under a District Court for the District of Maryland warrant.

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  1. 19.03.2026 18:14 3 articles · 3mo ago

    FBI seizes Handala domains after Stryker attack

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    The FBI seized handala-redwanted[.]to and handala-hack[.]to under a seizure warrant issued by the District Court for the District of Maryland, took control of the domains to disrupt malicious cyber operations, and switched the name servers to ns1.fbi.seized.gov and ns2.fbi.seized.gov after Handala's destructive cyberattack on Stryker that reportedly wiped approximately 80,000 devices.

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