FBI Director Patel's personal email hacked by Iranian hackers

LootboxPhobia · 2026-03-28T00:50:46+00:00

A pro-Iranian hacker group claims to have hacked FBI Director Christopher Wray's personal email account and has published some content online. The emails include personal information and financial data, but their authenticity has not been verified. The U.S. Department of Justice links the group to Iran's intelligence agency. The FBI states that the information is historical, does not involve government data, and has offered a $10 million reward for the hacker team.

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2026-03-28 00:50:46

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Investing.com – A pro-Iran hacker group claimed on Friday to have hacked the personal email inbox of FBI Director Kash Patel and published some of its contents online.

According to Israeli cybersecurity firm Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., these emails mainly contain personal information, photos, and financial data. Bloomberg was unable to independently confirm the authenticity of these emails, but the hackers claimed that the hacked email address had previously been associated with personal details (including Patel’s address).

According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the group claiming responsibility for the hack of Patel’s email, Handala, is linked to Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security. The FBI suspended Handala’s website last week after the hacker group crippled the U.S. medical technology company Stryker Corp. The group stated that the cyber attack on Stryker was in retaliation for the U.S. allegedly bombing a school in Iran.

The U.S. State Department’s “Rewards for Justice” program is offering up to $10 million for information leading to the identification of the Handala hacker team from Iran.

“The FBI is aware of malicious actors targeting Director Patel’s personal email information,” the agency stated in a release on Friday. “The information in question is historical in nature and does not involve any government information.”

Reuters previously reported on the incident of Patel’s email being hacked.

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