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FBI Director Kash Patel's personal email breached by hackers linked to Iran, sources say
Cyber criminals linked to Iran have accessed FBI Director Kash Patel's personal email account, sources familiar with the matter told CBS News Friday.
The breach was first reported by Reuters, which said the hacker group Handala HackTeam took credit for the attack and posted images online of the FBI director and his purported resume.
Just over a week ago, the Justice Department announced that a domain used by Handala HackTeam was one of four domains it had seized as part of an effort to disrupt Iranian hacking and transnational repression schemes.
According to the department's press release, an FBI investigation said the four sites carried out cyber attacks, and "'faketivist' psychological operations using data stolen via hacking."
Iran-linked hackers breach FBI director's personal email, publish excerpts online
Iran-linked hackers have publicly claimed the breach of FBI Director Kash Patel's personal inbox, publishing photographs of the director and other documents to the internet.
On their website, the hacker group Handala Hack Team said Patel "will now find his name among the list of successfully hacked victims." A Justice Department official confirmed that Patel's email had been breached and said the material published online appeared authentic.
The FBI did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The hackers did not immediately respond to messages.
Handala, which calls itself a group of pro-Palestinian vigilante hackers, is considered by Western researchers to be one of several personas used by Iranian government cyberintelligence units. Handala recently claimed the hack of Michigan-based medical devices and services provider Stryker SYK.N on March 11, claiming to have deleted a massive trove of company data.
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Kash Patel's email hacked by Iranian-linked hacking group, DOJ confirms
WASHINGTON (TNND) — FBI Director Kash Patel's email has been hacked, the Department of Justice confirmed on Friday.
The DOJ confirmed to Reuters that Patel's emails were compromised, but did not go into further detail.
Iran-linked hackers, named "Handala Hack Team," have publicly claimed the breach of Patel's personal email inbox and published photos online of the director and his purported resume.
On their website, Handala Hack Team said Patel will now "find his name among the list of successfully hacked victims."
According to Cyble, an AI-powered threat intelligence company, the Handala Hack Team "emerged in late 2023 and has since evolved into a disruptive and highly visible cyber threat actor, primarily targeting Israeli interests and organizations linked to them."
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