Hackers claim breach of FBI Director Kash Patel’s email; data appears authentic, says report
Washington: A group of hackers with alleged links to Iran has claimed that it breached the personal email account of FBI Director Kash Patel and published related material online, according to a Reuters report.
The group, identifying itself as Handala Hack Team, said on its website that Patel had been added to its list of targets. It also released photographs and documents said to be from his inbox.
A United States Justice Department official confirmed that Patel’s email account had been compromised and said the material circulating online appears to be genuine.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has not issued an immediate response to the development. The hacker group also did not respond to media queries.
Handala describes itself as a pro-Palestinian hacker collective. Western cybersecurity researchers have previously linked the group to Iranian government-backed cyber units.
The group had earlier claimed responsibility for a cyberattack on Michigan-based medical devices company Stryker on March 11, alleging that it had deleted a large amount of company data.
According to the report, the email address said to have been accessed by the hackers matches one that had surfaced in earlier data breaches documented by dark web intelligence firm District 4 Labs.
A review of the leaked material suggests that it contains a mix of personal and professional emails dating between 2010 and 2019.
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Put petty politics aside; it's not about one party, but India: Rahul on TMC's loss in polls
New Delhi (PTI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday termed the BJP's victory in Bengal and Assam assembly polls a "theft" of the mandate, and a big step forward in the saffron party's mission to "destroy" Indian democracy.
Gandhi also came out in support of the TMC, which has been trounced by the BJP in the polls, and urged those gloating over the loss of Mamata Banerjee's party to put petty politics aside.
"Some in the Congress, and others, are gloating about TMC's loss.They need to understand this clearly - the theft of Assam and Bengal's mandate is a big step forward by the BJP in its mission to destroy Indian democracy," Gandhi said in a post on X.
"Put petty politics aside. This is not about one party or another. This is about India," he said in his post.
The BJP ousted Trinamool Congress from power in Bengal and captured power for the third time in a row in Assam in results of assembly polls declared on Monday.
