Iranian hackers threaten Tel Aviv residents with mysterious leaflets left at their doors

Iranian hackers threaten Tel Aviv residents with mysterious leaflets left at their doors

North Tel Aviv residents find threatening leaflets with QR codes linking to a suspicious website; Iranian hacker group Handala claims responsibility, warning of retaliation if Israel targets energy infrastructure

Police launched an investigation Monday after residents of north Tel Aviv discovered threatening leaflets in their mailboxes, allegedly distributed on behalf of the

. The Shin Bet security agency is also involved in the investigation.

Police said the investigation was opened "after officers conducted searches at several locations in north Tel Aviv following reports of leaflets directing recipients to a webpage suspected of containing threatening content. This morning, police received reports of leaflets found in mailboxes at addresses in the northern part of the city. The leaflets contain a QR code linking to a webpage that is suspected of displaying threatening content.

"Officers from the Yarkon District arrived at the reported locations and collected evidence. Investigators are examining the circumstances surrounding the distribution of the leaflets. The investigation is ongoing. Members of the public who encounter a leaflet of this kind are asked to the police emergency hotline at 100."

Meanwhile, in a statement posted on social media, the Iranian group claimed that "dozens of operatives from the Handala Popular Resistance Front operated in the city of Tel Aviv until dawn, going door to door, without alarms, without warning sirens, delivering hundreds of thousands of warning leaflets directly to settlers' homes."

The group claimed that each leaflet bore the emblem of the

and the hashtags #NoWater and #NoElectricity, directing Tel Aviv residents to Handala's official website, where a warning awaited them:

"If your leaders once again act irresponsibly and target the energy infrastructure of the resistance front, be prepared to pay a heavy price, not on the battlefield, but in your everyday lives."