Iranian hackers claim breach of FBI director Kash Patel’s personal email account

Pro-Iranian hacking group Handala published emails it said were taken from the Gmail account of FBI director Kash Patel, signaling a breach of a senior U.S. official's personal account. The incident raises geopolitical and cybersecurity risks and could prompt increased scrutiny of federal cyber defenses and near-term risk-off flows into defense and cybersecurity suppliers.

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Pro-Iranian hacking group Handala published emails it said were taken from the Gmail account of FBI director Kash Patel, signaling a breach of a senior U.S. official's personal account. The incident raises geopolitical and cybersecurity risks and could prompt increased scrutiny of federal cyber defenses and near-term risk-off flows into defense and cybersecurity suppliers.