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Iranian hackers claim breach of FBI director Kash Patel’s personal email account

Handala, a pro-Iranian hacking group allegedly working for Iran’s government, published emails it said were taken from the Gmail account of FBI director Kash Patel.

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Jun 28, 2026 at 14:05 SecurityLab

Gemini читает ваши письма в Gmail. И вежливо рассчитывает, что вы не найдёте, где это отключить

Google называет это удобством. Защитники приватности называют это ловушкой.

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Jun 14, 2026 at 10:01 SecurityLab

Иранцы заявили о взломе дронов ФБР и пообещали атаковать ЧМ... но тут же прокололись на своих же «доказательствах»

Handala просчитались… но где?

Mar 27, 2026 at 15:39 TechCrunch

Iranian hackers claim breach of FBI director Kash Patel’s personal email account

Handala, a pro-Iranian hacking group allegedly working for Iran’s government, published emails it said were taken from the Gmail account ...

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