The private Kash Patel photos leaked by Iran-based hackers

What does that say about the ability of the current FBI director to not click on phishing emails.

This is a classic warning shot, we all know Iran has n**** and pictures of him doing drugs 

I believe Trump cut funding and personnel to the government's cyber division and also reduced security for Russia.

Barron falling asleep on the job.

Yes, when you put a bunch of morons in charge, this is the sort of thing that happens.

Can you do the Epstein Files next, please? Anyone?

This administration is just full of people who don't know cybersecurity. It's embarrassing with this level of authority. 

Anyone with a link to the article without a paywall?

he can now be blackmailed with whatever they are holding back and needs to be removed immediately

This is probably a ransom attack. I hope they post even if he pays.

Embarrassing what our FBI and country have become

Aziz Ansari *really* needs to play Kash Patel in something. Kash reminds me so much of Aziz's character in Parks and Rec with his partying and hyper focus on social media perceptions.

Way to go Iran! Now do the rest of the admin and expose just how corrupt they are.

[Paywall bypass](https://www.removepaywall.com/search?url=https://www.thetimes.com/us/american-politics/article/iran-linked-hackers-leak-photos-from-fbi-directors-email-account-770gq6ctm?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Listnook#Echobox=1774628958)

Lol, the picture with the statue of Hemingway is in "Floridita" in Havana, but god forbid you do the same

Password: ka$hp@tel!!11 And ew he’s an Islanders fan? That’s a bridge too far 🤣

I'm a kash patel hater first and foremost, but Iran is giving him the hunter biden treatment by posting him smoking cigars in cuba. The cigar sniffing photo and car posing photos are hilarious

Everyone's talking about these pictures and missing the point.  These aren't a leak, they're a warning.  You think these are the most damning things in the FBI director's email? This is them showing that they have the cards.  Every single one of you is taking the bait on every single one of these posts and missing the point. The compromised, Trump supporting, law violating FBI director just had his personal email hacked, something he never thought would ever be seen by another human being.  He's about to be more compromised than Trump himself. Every single piece of embarrassing info, illegal orders, Patel PP tapes... Iran has them now.

but what about Hillary's email server??!! OMG

Can these guys hack the student loan database and clear it for everyone?

At least they kept his wiener off the interwebs

Hope it's enough to pressure him to resign. If not? Please, Iran. Leak it all!

If only the republicans had funded the bill to continue funding cyber security sooner instead of blocking every bill that didn’t contain DHS/CBP funding…… 😂 They did this to themselves.

Guys we are being led by the most incompetent administration in history. Its just so so stupid and avoidable.

While you're in there, can you get the Epstein files?

Hey MAGA this is your FBI under your favorite Law & Order Alpha. See how he is being clowned globally? Are you ever going to catch on that you picked a loser?

It was easy to guess his password. "Trumpismydaddy"

Kash Patel and Sarah Huckabee Sanders don't see eye to eye. To eye.

if hackers don't ever find the epstein files, they're useless and incompetent.

He needs to resign immediately. How can we trust that his decisions aren't being made under the duress of a foreign nation... But by that logic he should've resigned on day 1 so...

Personal account, NOT FBI account. Not that it matters, because Pete Hegseth already shared with reporters on Signal.

Can they release the Epstein Files as well?

Iran, if you’re listening…

JONATHAN ERNST/REUTERS Josie Ensor, Chief US Reporter Friday March 27 2026, 3.55pm GMT, The Times Cyber hackers linked to Iran have begun leaking photos purportedly taken from the personal email account of Kash Patel, the director of the FBI. The group, calling itself the Handala Hack Team, posted a number of photographs and private correspondence that appeared to be related to the breach on its website, mocking the FBI’s security as “nothing more than a joke.” A US Justice Department official confirmed that Patel’s email had been breached and said the material published online appeared authentic. Collage of personal photos of Kash Patel, including sniffing and smoking cigars, posing with a large bottle of rum, and riding in an antique convertible. The images as they appear on Handala’s Telegram account A screen displays a message from the "Handala Hack Team" claiming credit for breaching the personal email of FBI Director Kash Patel. The website used by the Handala Hack Team RAPHAEL SATTER/REUTERS The FBI did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The incident raised serious concerns about cybersecurity at the highest levels of US law enforcement. ADVERTISEMENT Handala posted a statement on the encrypted messaging app Telegram, reading: “This is the security that the US government boasts about?! This is the cyber giant that thinks threats and bribes can silence the voice of resistance?! To the whole world, we declare: the FBI is just a name, and behind this name, there is no real security.” FBI director ‘sent Swat team to protect country singer girlfriend’ The organisation warned “this is just our beginning”. Handala, which calls itself a group of pro-Palestinian vigilante hackers, is considered by western researchers to be one of several personas used by Iranian government cyberintelligence units. Handala recently claimed responsibility for the hack of Michigan-based medical devices and services provider Stryker on March 11, claiming to have deleted a massive trove of company data. ADVERTISEMENT The Times was not able to independently authenticate the Patel emails, but the personal Gmail address that Handala claims to have broken into matches the address linked to Patel in previous data breaches preserved by the dark web intelligence firm District 4 Labs. A sample of the material uploaded by the hackers appears to show a mix of personal and work correspondence dating between 2010 and 2019, a copy of his CV, and private photographs taken years before he was appointed by President Trump to lead the bureau. One photograph appears to show Patel sniffing a cigar, another shows him posing next to a jet. Patel has faced criticism during his tenure as director. Concerns have been raised about his use of a government-funded jet for personal travel, including a trip to Italy and a trip to watch his girlfriend perform at a wrestling event. He also faced criticism for partying with the US men’s hockey team after they won the gold medal at the Winter Olympics

Who would have thought that podcasters aren’t equipped to be the FBI Director 🤦

Crack-eyed shithead

I feel like if you’re directing one of the highest security agencies aside from the CIA and the NSA and get your personal information leaked, you should be terminated, like it’s simply bad practice from the top down if the highest member isn’t following the rules

Where are the Epstein files

"The private Kash Patel photos leaked by Iran-based hackers" Article is paywalled. Gosh i wish news was actually a source of info rather than a business

Can they leak the Epstein files.

Podcast Bro in charge of FBI. Clown ass timeline.

Anything non pay-walled?

I seem to recall the GOP losing their minds over Hillary hosting emails in an "unsafe" manner. Surely they will be demanding Kash's resignation as well yes?

Kash has that walleye look. 1 eye looking at me , 1 eye looking at the wall

of course hes an islanders fan

Clown car administration

He’s comprised get him out of there. We can’t have compromised individuals running our country! Oh wait, shit!

Free cocaine! Just click here! Totally legit! Probably the email

In every position, the least qualified person.

what an embarrassment

To really ruin him they should leak his n****. 😂

Iran risks suddenly losing any and all sympathy if they expose us to Kash Patel n****

What we thinking, is Kash losing his job for this?

Kash Patel is a little bum ass b****. Imagine being in charge of the FBI and getting punked like this.

These don’t really seem all that salacious or interesting. It’s just pictures from a lame dudes personal email.

Hate to ask, but are those pics of him enjoying.. Cuba? Asking for a friend.

Good thing Patel only serves to protect criminals and not Americans, or else this hack would be quite concerning.