CONFIRMEDIntelligenceIranian hackers leaked FBI Director Kash Patel's personal email communications. The leaked contents have not been widely reported by mainstream media, but the breach of the FBI Director's personal communications represents a massive security failure.
“Iranian hackers leaked FBI Director Kash Patel's personal email communications. The leaked contents have not been widely reported by mainstream media, but the breach of the FBI Director's personal communications represents a massive security failure.”
The head of the Federal Bureau of Investigation — the nation's top domestic intelligence and law enforcement agency — had his personal emails hacked and leaked by Iranian state actors. This got 5,423 upvotes on r/conspiracy and almost zero mainstream coverage.
Kash Patel, the current FBI Director, had his email communications exposed by hackers linked to Iran. The FBI Director. The person responsible for protecting the United States from cyber threats. Had his own email hacked.
The FBI regularly prosecutes Americans for mishandling classified information. Hillary Clinton's email server was a years-long national scandal. But when the FBI Director himself gets compromised by a foreign adversary? Crickets.
The full contents of the leak haven't been widely reported — which itself is suspicious. When foreign hackers breach the personal communications of the FBI Director, the contents are either embarrassing, compromising, or both. The media's reluctance to dig into the leaked materials tells you which.
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