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Iran-Linked Hackers Claim Breach of FBI Director Patel's Personal Gmail Account

Sourced from 4 publications

  • •Handala, a hacking group allegedly tied to Iran's government, claims to have accessed FBI Director Kash Patel's personal Gmail account and published emails and photos.
  • •The FBI confirmed hackers targeted Patel's personal email but did not confirm a successful breach, according to Politico.
  • •The compromised email address had been previously linked to Patel's personal details, lending some credibility to the hackers' claims, per Business Standard.
  • •The group published the stolen materials through its Telegram channel, continuing a pattern of hack-and-leak operations.

Sources

FBI chief Kash Patel's photos, emails among data leaked by pro-Iran hackers

Business-standard

FBI director Kash Patel’s emails, photos hacked by Iran-linked group

Al Jazeera

Iranian hackers claim breach of FBI director Kash Patel’s personal email account

TechCrunch

FBI confirms hackers targeted Director Kash Patel’s personal emails

Politico EU

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