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Pro-Iranian hacking group claims credit for hack of FBI Director Kash Patel’s personal account - Boston News, Weather, Sports

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WASHINGTON (AP) — A pro-Iranian hacking group claimed Friday to have hacked an account of FBI Director Kash Patel and has posted online what appear to be

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  1. PJ Media

    Kash Patel’s Email Hack Shows How Close the Threat Really Is (opens PJ Media)

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    Iran-linked hackers breached FBI Director Kash Patel's personal email, highlighting serious cybersecurity risks.

  2. Gizmodo

    Kash Patel's Email Account Hacked, Iran-Linked Group Takes Credit (opens Gizmodo)

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    The hack includes photos and emails from Patel.

  3. FOX 35 Orlando

    Iran-linked hackers claim they breached FBI Director Kash Patel's email (opens FOX 35 Orlando)

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    An Iran-linked hacking group claimed it breached FBI Director Kash Patel’s email and leaked documents online.

  4. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Iran-linked hackers breach FBI Director Kash Patel’s email | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    WASHINGTON >> Iran-linked hackers have broken into FBI Director Kash Patel’s personal email inbox, publishing photographs of the director and other documents to the internet, the hackers and the bureau said today.

  5. MyNorthwest

    Pro-Iranian hacking group claims credit for hack of personal account of FBI Director Kash Patel (opens MyNorthwest)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — A pro-Iranian hacking group claimed Friday to have hacked an account of FBI Director Kash Patel and has posted online what appear to be

  6. Anchorage Daily News

    Pro-Iranian hacking group claims credit for hack of FBI Director Kash Patel’s personal account (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    A pro-Iranian hacking group is claiming to have hacked an account of FBI Director Kash Patel and has posted online what appear to be years-old photographs of him, along with a work resume and other personal documents.

  7. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Iran-linked hackers have breached FBI Director Kash Patel’s personal emails (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    By Evan Perez, Sean Lyngaas, Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — Hackers connected to the Iranian government accessed FBI Director Kash Patel’s personal

  8. Townhall

    FBI Director Kash Patel's Email Was Breached by Iranian Hackers (opens Townhall)

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    FBI Director Kash Patel's email was breached by Iranian hackers who published photos and documents from his inbox.

  9. East Idaho News

    FBI Director Kash Patel's personal account hacked; Pro-Iranian group takes credit (opens East Idaho News)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — A pro-Iranian hacking group claimed Friday to have hacked an account of FBI Director Kash Patel and has posted online what appear to be years-old photographs of him, along with a work resume and other personal documents. Many of those records appeared to be more than a decade old.

  10. Salon

    Iran-linked hackers breach FBI Director Kash Patel’s personal email (opens Salon)

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    Hackers posted pictures and documents from Patel’s email

  11. WSVN Miami

    Pro-Iranian hacking group claims credit for hack of personal account of FBI Director Kash Patel - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — A pro-Iranian hacking group claimed Friday to have hacked an account of FBI Director Kash Patel and has posted online what appear

  12. ABC 7 San Francisco

    Hackers breached FBI Director Patel's emails prior to tenure as director: Sources (opens ABC 7 San Francisco)

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    Hackers breached FBI Director Kash Patel's personal email, according to sources familiar with the situation.

  13. Al Jazeera

    FBI director Kash Patel’s emails, photos hacked by Iran-linked group (opens Al Jazeera)

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    The vigilante group Handala Hack Team said that it had successfully gained access to Patel’s personal email account.

  14. New York Post

    ‘Malicious actors’ targeted Kash Patel’s personal email, as Iran hacking group takes responsibility: FBI (opens New York Post)

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    An FBI spokesperson told Fox News the agency is aware of "malicious actors" targeting FBI Director Patel’s personal email information and has taken "all necessary steps to mitigate potential risks."

  15. Fortune

    Pro-Iranian hackers claim they breached FBI Director Kash Patel's personal email as Trump administration offers $10 million reward (opens Fortune)

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    The group Handala posted old photos, a resume, and personal documents it says came from Patel's account.

  16. NBC News

    Iranian hackers publish emails allegedly stolen from Kash Patel (opens NBC News)

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    Pro-Iran hackers published more than 300 emails and photos Friday from what appears to be a personal email account for FBI Director Kash Patel

  17. Engadget

    Kash Patel's personal email account was accessed by hackers linked to Iran (opens Engadget)

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    The FBI Director's email account was hacked by a group called "Handala" who's believed to be affiliated with the Iranian government.

  18. Newsweek

    FBI director Kash Patel's email hacked: What has been leaked? (opens Newsweek)

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    Iran-linked hackers say they breached FBI Director Kash Patel’s personal email, leaking photos and messages now posted online.

  19. Al-Monitor

    Iran-linked hackers claim breach of FBI director's personal email; DOJ official confirms break-in (opens Al-Monitor)

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    By Jana Winter and AJ VicensWASHINGTON, March 27 (Reuters) - Iran-linked hackers have publicly claimed the breach of FBI Director Kash Patel's personal inbox, publishing photographs of the director and his purported resume to the internet.

  20. Washington Examiner

    Hackers tied to Iran breach FBI director’s personal email and post private images (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Iranian-linked hackers breached FBI Director Kash Patel’s personal email, posting images and documents in an apparent cyberattack.

  21. The Guardian

    FBI director’s personal email, photos and documents leaked by Iran-linked hackers (opens The Guardian)

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    The Handala Hack Team published more than 300 emails from Kash Patel’s inbox between 2010 and 2019

  22. Bangor Daily News

    Iran-linked hackers breach FBI director's personal email, publish excerpts online (opens Bangor Daily News)

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    Iran-linked hackers claim to have breached FBI Director Kash Patel's personal email, publishing photos and documents online.

  23. The Daily Caller

    Iran-Linked Group Claims Responsibility For Kash Patel Email Hack (opens The Daily Caller)

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    A group of hackers linked to Iran claims it hacked FBI Director Kash Patel’s email, multiple outlets reported Friday.

  24. Newsweek

    Kash Patel's odds to be out as FBI chief surge after email hack (opens Newsweek)

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    Kash Patel's personal emails were leaked by an Iran-backed group in seeming retribution.

  25. CBS News

    FBI Director Kash Patel's personal email breached by hackers linked to Iran, sources say (opens CBS News)

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    Iran-linked cyber criminals accessed FBI Director Kash Patel's personal email account, sources said.

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