"The so-called 'impenetrable' systems of the FBI were brought to their knees within hours by our team, the hackers wrote."
"The information stored in the hacked email account is historical in nature and involves no government information."
"Handala claims to be an anti-Israel and anti-US hacktivist group, but is widely believed to be a persona used by the Iranian government."
"The group recently caused significant disruptions to US medtech giant Stryker after hacking into its systems and wiping thousands of devices."
The FBI confirmed that an email account belonging to Director Kash Patel was hacked by the Iran-linked group Handala. The hackers claimed to have accessed sensitive files, but the account was a personal Gmail, not an FBI system. The information appears to be historical and not recent. The FBI is aware of the situation and has taken steps to mitigate risks. Handala is believed to be a front for Iranian government cyber operations, previously causing disruptions to other US entities.
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