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

The Iranian-backed hacking group Handala announced on Friday that it has compromised the personal email account of FBI Director Kash Patel, releasing a cache of emails that TechCrunch has verified as authentic. The leaked emails, some dating back to 2014, include communications from Patel's former Justice Department email address and suggest a significant breach of sensitive information. This incident is part of a broader increase in cyberattacks attributed to Handala amid rising tensions between the U.S. and Iran.
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The hacking group Handala claims to have accessed Kash Patel's personal Gmail account.
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Emails in the leaked cache date back to 2014 and include sensitive communications.
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The breach follows a series of attacks by Handala amid escalating U.S.-Iran tensions.
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