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Iranian government-linked hackers breached FBI Director Kash Patel's personal email account, stealing and publishing photos and documents.
- •The stolen emails span approximately 2011–2022 and include personal, business, and travel correspondence
- •Cybersecurity researcher Ron Fabela clarified this was a personal account breach, not a compromise of FBI systems
- •The FBI confirmed no government information was obtained and is offering a $10 million reward for the "Handala Hack Team"
- •Patel was previously targeted in a late 2024 Iranian hack, part of a broader effort targeting incoming Trump administration officials
- •The same hacking group recently attacked a major US medical device maker, claiming retaliation for a missile strike in Iran
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