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Iran-linked ​hackers have publicly claimed the breach of FBI ‌Director Kash Patel’s personal inbox, publishing photographs of the director and other documents to the internet.

On their website, the hacker ​group Handala Hack Team said Patel “will now find ​his name among the list of successfully hacked ⁠victims.” A Justice Department official confirmed that Patel’s email had ​been breached and said the material published online appeared authentic.

  • dalekcaan@feddit.nl
    42·
    16 hours ago

    Matches the address linked to Patel on previous data breaches

    So the director of the FBI is regularly subject to data breaches? Am I reading that correctly?

    • baronvonj@piefed.socialEnglish
      121·
      16 hours ago

      I think it’s less that he is personally being hacked, but rather he’s using common public services which do.