It’s not a good sign when the FBI Director’s email is getting hacked. The DOJ reported on Friday that FBI Director Kash Patel’s personal email was hacked. The hacking group behind the breach is reported to be an Iranian-linked group called the Handala Hack Team. KOMO reported more on the hack: FBI Director Kash Patel’s email has been hacked, the Department of Justice confirmed on Friday. The DOJ confirmed to Reuters that Patel’s emails were compromised, but did not go into further detail. Iran-linked hackers, named “Handala Hack Team,” have publicly claimed the breach of Patel’s personal email inbox and published photos online of the director and his purported resume. On their website, Handala Hack Team said Patel will now “find his name among the list of successfully hacked victims.” According to Cyble, an AI-powered threat intelligence company, the Handala Hack Team “emerged in late 2023 and has since evolved into a disruptive and highly visible cyber threat actor, primarily targeting Israeli interests and organizations linked to them.” Here is some of the content that was released from Patel’s emails: FBI Director Kash Patel’s personal email has reportedly been hacked, just a day after the Iran-linked Handala group claimed it breached the FBI, warning: “Soon you’ll realize the FBI’s security was nothing more than a joke.” pic.twitter.com/QUzrhJflig — Breaking911 (@Breaking911) March 27, 2026 Reuters broke the story: Iran-linked hackers have publicly claimed the breach of FBI Director Kash Patel’s personal inbox, publishing photographs of the director and his purported resume to the internet. On their website, the hacker group Handala Hack Team said Patel “will now find his name among the list of successfully hacked victims.” Reuters was not able to immediately authenticate the emails published by Hanadala, but a sample of the material uploaded by the hackers and reviewed by Reuters appears to show a mix of personal and work correspondence dating between 2010 and 2019. A Justice Department official confirmed to Reuters that Patel’s emails were compromised but did not go into detail. The FBI did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The hackers did not immediately respond to messages This is a developing story.