FBI director’s personal email, photos and documents leaked by Iran-linked hackers
Iran-linked hackers, known as Handala Hack Team, breached the personal email account of Kash Patel, a former FBI director, and leaked his personal photos and documents online. The FBI confirmed the breach, stating the compromised data was historical and contained no government information.
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The FBI said the information accessed was 'historical in nature and involves no government information'.
Handala said its hack into Patel's email account was retaliation for the FBI's seizure of its websites.
The FBI is aware of malicious actors targeting Director Patel’s personal email information.
The hacker group Handala Hack Team said Patel “will now find his name among the list of successfully hacked victims”.
FBI spokesperson Ben Williamson said the data involved was “historical in nature and involves no government information”.
Gil Messing said the hack-and-leak operation against Patel was part of Iran’s strategy to embarrass US officials.
FBI Director Kash Patel's personal email account has been hacked by an Iran-linked group.
A pro-Iranian hacking group claimed to have hacked an account of FBI Director Kash Patel.
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