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FBI Director Kash Patel\u2019s personal email account was hacked, with some of his correspondence and photos leaked online by a group linked to Iran that has vowed to go after \u201call the enemies of Islam in the West.\u201d<\/p>\n
The FBI confirmed to The Daily Wire that Patel\u2019s account was hacked, but added that \u201cno government information\u201d was compromised. The FBI said there is a $10 million reward for information on an Iranian group called the Handala Hack Team, which \u201chas frequently targeted U.S. government officials.\u201d<\/p>\n
\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,\u201d the bureau said. \u201cThe information in question is historical in nature and involves no government information.\u201d<\/p>\n
The hackers released around 300 documents and multiple photos of Patel. The email correspondence leaked by the hackers was dated between 2010 and 2019, Reuters reported. Some of the photos leaked from Patel\u2019s personal email include images showing Patel smoking a cigar and standing next to an antique car.<\/p>\n
The Handala group is believed to be used by the Iranian regime to carry out cyberattacks on targets throughout the world. The hackers pledge their loyalty to \u201cthe supreme leader Ali Hosseini Khamenei\u201d and \u201cdeclare war on all the enemies of Islam in the West.\u201d Earlier this month, Handala hackers took credit for illegally gaining access to the server of Stryker, a company in Michigan that provides medical devices.<\/p>\n