Iranian hackers leak Kash Patel's personal email and publish messages
The Department of Justice confirmed that Iran-backed hackers from the Handala Hack Team successfully breached FBI Director Kash Patel's personal email account, publishing stolen photographs and his purported resume online.
The group declared Patel would "now find his name among the list of successfully hacked victims."
Reuters reviewed what appeared to be a mix of personal and work correspondence dating between 2010 and 2019, but could not fully authenticate the published emails.
The DOJ provided no additional details about the breach, and the FBI did not respond to requests for comment.
Social media users mocked the incident, with observers questioning Patel's competence as Trump's FBI director nominee.
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The Department of Justice confirmed that Iran-backed hackers breached FBI Director Kash Patel's personal email account.
"The Department of Justice confirmed that Iran-backed hackers from the Handala Hack Team successfully breached FBI Director Kash Patel's personal email account, publishing stolen photographs and his purported resume online."
Social media users mocked the incident and questioned Patel's competence as Trump's FBI director nominee.
"Social media users mocked the incident, with observers questioning Patel's competence as Trump's FBI director nominee."
Reuters reviewed what appeared to be personal and work correspondence from 2010 to 2019 but could not fully authenticate the published emails.
"Reuters reviewed what appeared to be a mix of personal and work correspondence dating between 2010 and 2019, but could not fully authenticate the published emails."
The Handala Hack Team declared that Patel would find his name among successfully hacked victims.
"The group declared Patel would 'now find his name among the list of successfully hacked victims.'"
The Department of Justice provided no additional details about the breach.
"The DOJ provided no additional details about the breach, and the FBI did not respond to requests for comment."
The Handala Hack Team published stolen photographs and Kash Patel's purported resume online.
"The Department of Justice confirmed that Iran-backed hackers from the Handala Hack Team successfully breached FBI Director Kash Patel's personal email account, publishing stolen photographs and his purported resume online."