FBI confirms hackers targeted Kash Patel's personal emails |
FBI confirms hackers targeted Kash Patel's personal emails
Iran-linked hacking group Handala posted documents and photos they claimed to have stolen from the FBI director.
The FBI confirmed the agency was "aware of malicious actors targeting" Director Kash Patel’s personal email. | Alex Wroblewski/AFP via Getty Images
The FBI on Friday confirmed that hackers targeted the personal emails of Director Kash Patel, hours after an Iranian government-linked hacking group posted documents and images online, claiming to have stolen them from Patel.
In a statement, the FBI confirmed the agency was “aware of malicious actors targeting Director Patel’s personal email information, and we have taken all necessary steps to mitigate potential risks associated with this activity.”
“The information in question is historical in nature and involves no government information,” the FBI added. The statement did not include details on who was behind the attack. “The FBI will continue to pursue the actors responsible, support victims, and share actionable intelligence in defense of networks,” it said.