6 outlets·7 reports
Kash Patel's personal email account was accessed by hackers linked to Iran
ThinkingNews Desk · how this was written
Iran-linked hackers have accessed FBI Director Kash Patel’s personal email account, and the Department of Justice confirmed the breach. The attackers, identified as the Handala Hack Team, published some of the retrieved documents online. The FBI’s own email system was not compromised.
Written from all 6 reports below, not from any single one.
How it was reported
- Hacker News·Iran-linked hackers claim breach of FBI director's personal email
- TechCrunch·Iranian hackers claim breach of FBI director Kash Patel’s personal email account
- TechMeme·Iran-linked hacker group Handala Hack Team claims the breach of FBI Director Kash Patel's personal email and publishes some documents online (Reuters)
- Ars Technica·DOJ confirms FBI Director Kash Patel’s personal email was hacked
- Hacker News·Iran-linked hackers have breached FBI Director Kash Patel's personal emails
- Wired·Iranian Hackers Breached Kash Patel’s Email—but Not the FBI’s
- Engadget·Kash Patel's personal email account was accessed by hackers linked to Iran
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