An Iran-linked hacking group known as Handala has claimed it breached the secure phones of U.S. Navy officers and obtained sensitive information about American military positions across the Persian Gulf and the Middle East. According to The Cradle, the group said it mapped updated coordinates of U.S. military gathering points and transferred the intelligence to the so-called “Axis of Resistance” — the network of Iran-backed militant groups operating across the region. The hackers also claimed they leaked data belonging to thousands of U.S. military personnel and sent warning messages directly to American service members stationed near the Strait of Hormuz.