Iranian Hackers Breached Kash Patel’s Email—but Not the FBI’s
2026-03-30T20:52:17Z•21189c0d28843e91ddc9069e94670f6f445366996d5614c6d0c9270d205a0325
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What happened
A batch of WIRED security stories covering multiple high‑impact incidents and policy shifts: Iranian-linked hackers breached former DOJ official Kash Patel’s personal email (not the FBI), Russian and Iranian cyber and comms developments, and Iranian hackers caused medical disruptions in Maryland. A new in‑the‑wild iPhone exploit called “DarkSword” can compromise iOS 18 devices via web visits, while US authorities dismantled several large botnets (Aisuru, Kimwolf, JackSkid, Mossad) that had infected millions of devices. Other notable items: a cyberattack on a car breathalyzer vendor left users/
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