GoKawiilThe Handala hackers associated with Iran have breached the personal email account of FBI Director Kash Patel and published photos and documents.
The FBI has confirmed the compromise, saying that the stolen data was not recent and did not include any government data.
On Friday, the Handala threat actor announced on one of their websites that Patel has been added to the list of their victims, alleging that they compromised “the so-called ‘impenetrable’ systems of the FBI” in just a few hours.
The hackers said that their action was in response to the FBI seizing Handala domains and the U.S. government offering a reward of up to $10 million for information on the threat group’s members.
However, the hackers had breached the FBI Director’s personal Gmail inbox.
“All personal and confidential information of Kash Patel, including emails, conversations, documents, and even classified files, is now available for public download,” the Handala hackers said before publishing proof of the breach.
Handala hackers announcing FBI Director Patel's inbox hack
source: BleepingComputer
Shortly after the announcement, the threat actor published a set of watermarked personal photos and documents extracted from Patel’s inbox, along with email correspondence from before becoming FBI director.
In a statement for BleepingComputer, the FBI said that it was aware of hackers “targeting Director Patel’s personal email information.”
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