Iranian hackers claim theyve breached FBIs World Cup drones and issue chilling threat to team buses

A pro-Iran hacking group has claimed it has breached the FBI’s drone program that is being used to defend the FIFA World Cup.Handala claimed it has gained access to the system and was watching the footage the Bureau is taking as it monitors games from above.The hackers also issued a chilling threat, saying “we don’t like these teams at all” as the blockbuster tournament kicked off on American soil on Friday.It comes after the group claimed it had infiltrated several California cities’ water systems in another attack on the United States.A statement circulated by the SITE Intelligence Group, which monitors state-linked online activity, said on Friday: “Better tighten your World Cup security, we don’t like some of those teams at all.“Don’t forget: FPVs [first-person view] are everywhere; you never know when one might end up right in your team’s bus.”Handala claimed it had access “for months” to FBI drone systems, giving it visibility into “every image and every suspect” captured by the agency’s drones.The group said FBI Director Kash Patel was added to its list of “successfully hacked victims” and claimed it brought FBI systems “to their knees,” despite descriptions of those systems as “impenetrable.”Handala further asserted that Washington cannot “silence the voice of resistance” through “bribes and threats.”The hackers’ claims have not been independently verified, and some cybersecurity experts have questioned the authenticity of evidence previously released by the group.Late last week the group claimed it infiltrated water systems serving several California cities, though officials cast doubt on whether any critical infrastructure was actually compromised.It alleged it breached systems tied to Bakersfield, Visalia and Chico, posting screenshots that appeared to show residents’ water bills.The hackers said the cyberattack was retaliation after US forces struck reservoirs in Iran.California Water Service said i...