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

TechCrunch reports that the Iranian-backed group Handala claimed to have breached Kash Patel's personal Gmail and published photos and a cache of emails dating up to 2019; TechCrunch verified several messages via cryptographic signatures, while the FBI stated the information is historical and contains no government data. Handala has reportedly increased activity since the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, has been linked to a destructive attack on Stryker, and U.S. prosecutors accuse Iran's MOIS of operating the group.