The FBI confirms Iran-linked Handala breached Kash Patel's personal email but says the data accessed was “historical in nature” and involves no government info
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai Zack Whittaker — A hacking group backed by the Iranian government dubbed “Handala” …
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@lorenzofb
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
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UPDATE: The FBI has confirmed the hack of director Kash Patel's personal gmail account, says the leaked data “is historical in nature and involves no government information.” — techcrunch.com/2026/03/27/i... [image]
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@karolinschwarz.de
@karolinschwarz.de
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“In some cases, Patel appears to have sent emails from his FBI email address to his Gmail account.” — But her emails. — techcrunch.com/2026/03/27/i...
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@zackwhittaker@mastodon.social
Zack Whittaker
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NEW: Hackers have leaked a portion of FBI director Kash Patel's emails online, confirming Reuters. — TechCrunch has verified that at least portion of the leaked emails from Patel's Gmail account were authentic by verifying cryptographic signatures contained in the emails. — w…
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@willpollock.com
@willpollock.com
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$10M reward for leads on Iranian hackers seems excessive until you recall Kash flew his girlfriend on FBI's Gulfstream to sing at a wrestling match — @zackwhittaker.com & @lorenzofb.bsky.social for @techcrunch.com — techcrunch.com/2026/03/27/i...