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Iran-Linked Hackers Breach FBI Director’s Personal Email, Hit Stryker With Wiper Attack
Saturday, March 28, 2026 at 03:40 PM UTC·Source: The Hacker News
Updated: Thursday, April 2, 2026 at 05:46 PM UTC
Executive Summary
Threat actors with ties to Iran successfully broke into the personal email account of Kash Patel, the director of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and leaked a cache of photos and other documents to the internet. Handala Hack Team, which carried out the breach, said on its website that Patel "will now find his name among the list of successfully hacked victims." In a statement
Analysis
Threat actors with ties to Iran successfully broke into the personal email account of Kash Patel, the director of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and leaked a cache of photos and other documents to the internet. Handala Hack Team, which carried out the breach, said on its website that Patel "will now find his name among the list of successfully hacked victims." In a statement