The Iranian hacker group 'Handara' claims to have obtained FBI Director Kash Patel's personal emails and has released some of them online.
A hacking group called Handara, which is supported by the Iranian government, claims to have infiltrated the personal email account of FBI Director Kash Patel. The Department of Justice has acknowledged that an attack on the FBI director occurred.
Iran-linked hackers breach FBI director's personal email, publish photos and documents | Reuters
Iranian hackers claim breach of FBI director Kash Patel's personal email account | TechCrunch
https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/27/iranian-hackers-claim-breach-of-fbi-director-kash-patels-personal-email-account/
DOJ confirms FBI Director Kash Patel's personal email was hacked - Ars Technica
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/03/doj-confirms-fbi-director-kash-patels-personal-email-was-hacked/
Handara has released a sample of more than 300 emails along with a photograph of Patel. Reuters, which has reviewed the emails, reports that they contain a mix of personal and professional correspondence exchanged between 2010 and 2019.
Reuters was unable to verify the authenticity of the email, but confirmed that Patel's address matched an address previously identified in a data breach related to the dark web information company District 4 Labs.
An FBI spokesperson said, 'The FBI is aware of malicious actors targeting Director Patel's personal emails and is taking all necessary steps to mitigate the potential risks associated with this activity. The information in question is historical and does not contain any government information.'
The FBI also offered a reward of up to $10 million (approximately 1.597 billion yen) for information leading to the Handara hackers.
Handara has released images and a statement claiming responsibility for the attack on its official website and official Telegram channel, stating, 'Mr. Patel's name will be added to the list of victims who were successfully hacked,' and 'It will soon be revealed that the FBI's security was nothing but a joke.'
1/3!! ️ Handala Hack, the hacktivist group behind the data leak of senior engineers at Lockheed Martin and the 200,000-user Intune wipe of Stryker, has released personal photos and a document of current FBI Director Kash Patel on their public website and public Telegram channel.
pic.twitter.com/iG3PhDrYOu — Dark Web Informer (@DarkWebInformer) March 27, 2026
Handara also reported that 'the hacking of Patel was retaliation for the seizure of the domains.' On March 19, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that it had seized four domains as part of an ongoing effort to stop the hacking and cross-border repression schemes being carried out by the Ministry of Information and Security of the Islamic Republic of Iran (MOIS), at which time Patel stated that 'Iran used fake websites and online threats to instill fear in Americans and silence dissidents.'
According to Reuters, Handara opposes US support for Israel and launched cyberattacks after the US and Israel launched an attack on Iran in February 2026 , killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Handara stated, 'As loyal followers of Supreme Leader Khamenei, we declare war on all enemies of Islam in the Western world.'
The actual emails have been made public by Distributed Denial of Secrets, a non-profit organization that publishes, archives, and analyzes leaked and hacked datasets.
Kash Patel emails - Distributed Denial of Secrets
https://ddosecrets.org/article/kash-patel-emails
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