Iranian-linked hackers have claimed responsibility for breaching FBI Director Kash Patel’s personal email account and publishing private images and documents online, according to a Justice Department official who confirmed the intrusion and said the materials appear authentic.
The hacking group, known as Handala Hack Team, announced the breach on its website Friday, boasting that Patel had been added to its list of “successfully hacked” targets. The group has previously presented itself as a pro-Palestinian vigilante operation, though Western cybersecurity researchers assess it as a front for Iranian government-linked cyber units.
