The hacking group Handala has published around 800 megabytes of materials from the personal email account of FBI Director Kash Patel. The content, which includes emails and photos primarily from the 2010s, has been made available on the group's newly established website, hosted under a .to domain associated with Tonga.
Following a cyberattack that targeted U.S. medical equipment firm Stryker, the U.S. government had previously seized Handala’s domains. The group responded by boasting about breaching what they described as the FBI's vulnerable systems, claiming that Patel's personal and confidential details are now publicly accessible. A representative from the Justice Department confirmed the authenticity of the hacked materials.
Handala's announcement ridiculed the FBI's security measures, suggesting that if the director can be easily compromised, the same could happen to lower-level employees. The group also threatened further hacks, asserting that Patel's name is now part of a list of successfully hacked individuals. Their message concluded with a tribute to victims of past conflicts involving Iran.