Technology27 Mar 2026SEO 801 min read

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

A hacking group backed by the Iranian government dubbed “Handala” said on Friday that it has breached the personal email account of FBI director Ka…

A hacking group backed by the Iranian government dubbed “Handala” said on Friday that it has breached the personal email account of FBI director Kash Patel. In a post on its website, Handala included several pictures of a visibly younger Patel, as well as a link to a cache of files that appear to come from Patel’s personal Gmail account. TechCrunch confirmed that at least some of the emails leaked by Handala were from Patel’s alleged Gmail account by verifying information cont…

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