U.S. President Donald Trump with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 20, 2026. REUTERS/Nathan Howard
With U.S. President Donald Trump's war against Iran raging on, a group of hackers linked to Iran are claiming responsibility for breaking into FBI Director Kash Patel's online inbox.
On Friday morning, March 27, Reuters reported that the hackers, after invading Patel's "personal inbox," were "publishing photographs of the director and his purported resume to the internet."
The hackers, who call themselves Handala, claimed, "The so-called impenetrable systems of the FBI were brought to their knees within hours by our team."
Reuters said it was unable to immediately authenticate the e-mails Handala claimed to have stolen.
According to Reuters, an official for the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) confirmed that Patel's e-mails were compromised but did not go into detail.
