Photos, courriels... Des hackers liés à l’Iran piratent la boîte mail personnelle du directeur du FBI
The Handala group published photos and emails belonging to Kash Patel and dated before he took over as head of US domestic intelligence.
Hackers linked to Iran claimed responsibility on Friday for accessing the personal email account of FBI Director Kash Patel. The group, known as Handala, published photos and emails belonging to the head of U.S. domestic intelligence on its website. "His name is now on the list of successfully hacked victims," the group wrote on its website regarding Kash Patel.
On the American side, the hacking of the FBI director's email account has been confirmed. A Justice Department official, quoted by Reuters, indicated that the documents published online are indeed authentic. According to the news agency, which was able to review some of the published documents, these emails contain both personal and professional communications of Kash Patel between 2010 and 2019. He took over as head of the intelligence agency in 2025.
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Reuters confirms that the Gmail address Handala claims to have hacked matches the one associated with Kash Patel in previous data leaks.
A group that has been very active since the beginning of the war
Handala is closely linked to the Tehran regime, according to Israeli intelligence. The group, whose activity has intensified since the start of the war, published sensitive information earlier this week on several Israeli officials, including their alleged addresses and phone numbers.
In early March, Handala had hacked the American medical equipment supplier Stryker and the electronic payments specialist Verifone, although this was not confirmed by the latter company.
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