Iranian hackers, Handala, claim to compromise FBI Director Kash Patel’s personal data

2026-03-27T20:51:44Zc0acda7460f7b038cfa60952c7ea5eade5b1ca3c93d051ef733330a8a76625eb
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What happened

A set of CyberScoop stories covering multiple active and emerging cyber risks: Iranian-linked group Handala claims to have accessed FBI Director Kash Patel’s personal email (FBI says aware and no government data taken); a GitHub leak of DarkSword iPhone exploits risks “democratizing” high-end iOS 18 zero‑days; a Trivy supply‑chain compromise pushed malicious versions and could trigger a large extortion wave affecting thousands of downstream users; an alleged administrator of the widespread RedLine infostealer was extradited to the U.S. Security leaders and former NSA officials warn that AI is,

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2026-03-27T20:51:44Z
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