Iran-linked hacking group Handala Hack claimed on April 12 to have destroyed 6 petabytes of data and stolen 149 terabytes of sensitive information in a cyberattack against three Dubai government organizations, SecurityWeek reported on April 13. The hackers said the attack was retaliation for the "betrayal of the Resistance Axis by the Epsteinist leaders of the UAE" and served as a "preemptive warning to all treacherous governments in the region."