YARA Rule: handala.yar

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Valid Rule

/*
Handala hacktivist group
*/

rule Handala_Note
{
    meta:
        author = "ransomware.live"
        family = "ransomware.handala"
        description = "Detects Handala hacktivist group note"
        date = "2026-05-04"
        severity = 7
        score = 70

    strings:
        $s1 = "Handala" ascii nocase
        $s2 = "HANDALA" ascii
        $s3 = "handala.onion" ascii nocase

    condition:
        any of them
}