Iran Hacks Kash Patel's Emails
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The Bulwark
4.7 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 28 March 2026
⏱️ 12 minutes
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Summary
Sam Stein and Tim Miller give their takes on the latest fiasco for FBI Director Kash Patel after Iran-linked hackers breached his email and released a trove of personal messages and photos. From embarrassing photos during a trip to Cuba to serious counterintelligence concerns, it’s another brutal moment for a guy already struggling to prove he’s up for the job.
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| 0:30.1 | Hey, everyone, it's me Sam Stein. Manging out at the Bullock. I'm here with Tim Miller. |
| 0:34.0 | And we have been the loving recipients of a leak, I guess. |
| 0:39.3 | No, a hack, a hack of FBI directors, Cash Patel's photos and a resume. |
| 0:46.7 | That's what we know of now by the Iranians. |
| 0:49.3 | This is all relatively new. |
| 0:51.2 | We're just sort of sorting through the stuff. |
| 0:53.7 | But basically, and Tim can pick up in a second. |
| 0:57.4 | Early this morning, word began trickling out on the internet that the Iranians had hacked Kash Patel. |
| 1:03.9 | The group that did it is called the Handla hack team. |
| 1:08.3 | Have you heard of them before, Tim? |
| 1:09.7 | Only like a week or two ago because they were in the news about some other hacks that they |
| 1:13.5 | were engaging in. Okay. And they've gotten information that deals with Cash's life from |
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