Kash Patel, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the FBI, was reportedly informed by the bureau recently that he had been the target of Iranian hackers.
Kash Patel, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the FBI, was reportedly informed by the bureau recently that he had been the target of Iranian hackers.
The hackers may have gained access to some of Patel’s communications during the commission of the cyberattack, CNN reported on Tuesday.
The attack targeting the incoming FBI director would mark the latest attempt by Iranian hackers to infiltrate Trump’s associates.
In September, the Justice Department brought charges against three members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps for hacking Trump campaign staffers and leaking sensitive information to media outlets and the campaign of President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris in an effort to undermine the 45th president’s White House bid.
