DOJ Confirms that Kash Patel’s Email Was Hacked

Iran-linked hackers are taking claim of a breach of FBI Director Kash Patel’s personal email after publishing online photographs of Patel and his purported resume.

On their website, the hacker group Handala Hack Team said Patel “will now find his name among the list of successfully hacked victims.”

A sample of the material uploaded by the hackers and reviewed by Reuters appears to show a mix of personal and work correspondence dating between 2010 and 2019. A Justice Department official confirmed the hack to Reuters.

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