{"id":205611,"date":"2026-03-28T06:11:25","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T06:11:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/fbi-director-kash-patels-emails-stolen-by-iran-linked-hackers-usa-today\/"},"modified":"2026-03-28T06:11:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T06:11:25","slug":"fbi-director-kash-patels-emails-stolen-by-iran-linked-hackers-usa-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/fbi-director-kash-patels-emails-stolen-by-iran-linked-hackers-usa-today\/","title":{"rendered":"FBI Director Kash Patel&#039;s emails stolen by Iran-linked hackers &#8211; USA Today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hackers linked to <a href=\/live-story\/news\/world\/2026\/03\/27\/trump-iran-war-israel-live-updates\/89336556007\/ target=_blank rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-t-l=:b|e|k|\u2691u class=gnt_ar_b_a>the Iranian government<\/a> have reportedly accessed and published photos and documents from <a href=\/news\/politics\/kash-patel\/ target=_blank rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-t-l=:b|e|k|\u2691u class=gnt_ar_b_a>FBI Director Kash Patel<\/a>&#8216;s personal emails.<br \/>\u201cThe FBI is aware of malicious actors targeting Director Patel\u2019s personal email information, and we have taken all necessary steps to mitigate potential risks associated with this activity,&#8221; the FBI said in a statement March 27.<br \/>The hacked materials are &#8220;historical in nature,&#8221; the FBI said, and don&#8217;t involve government information.<br \/>The FBI referenced a group &#8220;out of Iran&#8221; called the &#8220;Handala Hack Team,&#8221; without explicitly stating the group was behind the attack. The bureau said the group has frequently targeted U.S. government officials, and the Department of State has offered $10 million for information leading to its identification.<br \/>The bureau said it will keep pursuing those responsible and share &#8220;actionable intelligence,&#8221; and encouraged anyone who experiences a cyber breach or has relevant information to contact their local FBI field office.<br \/><a href=https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/iran-linked-hackers-claim-breach-of-fbi-directors-personal-email-doj-official-2026-03-27\/ target=_blank rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-t-l=:b|z|k|\u2691u class=gnt_ar_b_a>Reuters first reported<\/a> on the breach March 27, stating that a Justice Department \u200bofficial confirmed the breach and said material published online appeared to be authentic. <a href=https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/03\/27\/politics\/iran-linked-hackers-fbi-director-patel target=_blank rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-t-l=:b|z|k|\u2691u class=gnt_ar_b_a>CNN reported<\/a> receiving confirmation from a person familiar with the breach that hackers had accessed and posted materials.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMioAFBVV95cUxOR050NjJvSUFNTUhhSjcwRlFfRExBRjhDbFFZR2dXb3lOQ0VHOWE5M3lJT014bDBnSDNGU1QwQ3AwcDkyZENLQUZySk9uTXFUWlV0ZFZVVk1hSjduTURrM3BGc0JPT3V3TDExVjl5YVJUOFlaRk9lcTlLTkI4REcyQmYzVDI4dzdUbGNXU2oxQ3ZTUUlfNDVwQk83SFhkN3hD?oc=5\">source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hackers linked to the Iranian government have reportedly accessed and published photos and documents from FBI Director Kash Patel&#8216;s personal emails.\u201cThe FBI is aware of malicious actors targeting Director Patel\u2019s personal email information, and we have taken all necessary steps to mitigate potential risks associated with this activity,&#8221; the FBI said in a statement March [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":205612,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-205611","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-world","8":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/205611","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=205611"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/205611\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/205612"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=205611"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=205611"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=205611"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}