#FBI director’s personal email, photos and documents leaked by #Iran-linked #hackers | US news | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/27/fbi-director-kash-patel-email-hacked-by-iran FBI director’s personal email, photos and documents leaked by Iran-linked hackers The Handala Hack Team published more than 300 emails from Kash Patel’s inbox between 2010 and 2019 Middle East crisis – live updates Fri 27 Mar 2026 17.30 EDTBy Reuters Share Prefer the Guardian on Google Iran-linked hackers have broken into the personal email inbox of Kash Patel, FBI’s director, publishing photographs of him and other documents on the internet, the hackers and the bureau said on Friday. On thei

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FBI director’s personal email, photos and documents leaked by Iran-linked hackers
The Handala Hack Team published more than 300 emails from Kash Patel’s inbox between 2010 and 2019

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Fri 27 Mar 2026 17.30 EDTBy Reuters
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Iran-linked hackers have broken into the personal email inbox of Kash Patel, FBI’s director, publishing photographs of him and other documents on the internet, the hackers and the bureau said on Friday.
On their website, the hacker group Handala Hack Team said Patel “will now find his name among the list of successfully hacked victims”. The hackers published a series of personal photographs of Patel sniffing and smoking cigars, riding in an antique convertible and making a face while taking a picture of himself in the mirror with a large bottle of rum.

The FBI confirmed Patel’s emails had been targeted. In a statement, FBI spokesperson Ben Williamson said: “We have taken all necessary steps to mitigate potential risks associated with this activity,” and that the data involved was “historical in nature and involves no government information”.

Handala, which presents itself as 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 on 11 March, saying they had deleted a big trove of company data.
Handala did not return messages. Reuters could not access its website late on Friday.

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