Iran-linked hackers recently broke into FBI director Kash Patel’s personal email inbox, revealing a plethora of previously unknown information about him. The hackers published photographs and documents related to the 46-year-old on the internet, said the bureau on Friday. The pro-Palestinian hacker group, Handala Hack Team, shared on their website that Patel will now find his name amongst the list of “successfully hacked victims.” The FBI confirmed that Patel’s emails had been targeted. In a statement, bureau spokesman Ben Williamson said, “We have taken all necessary steps to mitigate potential risks associated with this activity” and that the data involved was “historical in nature and involves no government information.“Here are 10 things we learned from his email ‘leaks’:

His email was Spider Kash

Among the leaked details was also an interesting piece of information. Patel’s unofficial email alias included the name “spiderkash” a titbit that triggered a meme fest between Redditors and social media users.

He had an HDFC account

Patel, who hails from Gujarat’s Anand district also had a bank account in an Indian bank called HDFC. The account was a Non-Resident External (NRE) account meant for Non-Resident Indians (NRIs). He also had a home in Baroda, where the account was based, back in 2013.

He had a strong affinity for cigars

The hackers published multiple photos of Patel lovingly sniffing and smoking cigars. One 2012 email, titled “From Bombay with love,” included a photo of him with the caption: “Our boy Patel kickin it Bollywood style.”

Travel to Cuba and Haiti

The leak also revealed Patel’s past travels to Cuba and Haiti. One email in the cache appears to be from Jaime A. Raich, whose email signature listed him as the deputy chief of the major crimes section at the DOJ, and appears to have sent an email in 2013 to Patel that included 10 photos from Havana, Cuba. It includes photos of Patel in El Floridita- a bar where Hemingway used to sit and eat daiquiris, driving a red car and more. Records also revealed a five-day stay at Port-au-Prince in Haiti in February 2012.

His employment records

The leak also revealed Patel’s official acceptance letter for a position at the Department of Justice (DOJ) dating back to 2014, along with copies of his personal resume.

He had a penchant for weird mirror selfies

Critics of Patel have been going on about his ‘weird’ eyes ever since he took office as the FBI director. However, now they have been going gaga over a mirror selfie of Patel where he is making a face while holding a large cigar in his mouth.

His love for hockey

Patel is known never to leave a chance for a getaway, allegedly using the $60 million FBI jet to attend his girlfriend’s singing performance in Nashville. He apparently also had a thing for playing hockey, considering photos show him playing the sport happily outdoors.

Connection to family

Patel has often expressed his love for his parents in his speeches, crediting them for his life and success. The hackers released photos of Patel holding a child who appears to be an extended family member, part of what experts call a “hack-and-leak” effort intended to make officials feel personally vulnerable.

Recent domestic travel

While most emails leaked by the hackers are between 2010 and 2019, some are dated to more recent years. There are some recent receipts like that from an American Airlines flight from February 2022, when Patel flew from Las Vegas to Newark with a layover in Dallas.

Apartment hunting in D.C.

The cache contains correspondence with landlords from 2014, showing his search for housing in Washington, D.C., during his early career in the capital.Ultimately, the breach of Kash Patel’s personal inbox serves as a stark reminder of the “hack-and-leak” tactics now common in modern geopolitical conflict. While the FBI maintains that the data is “historical in nature” and contains no classified government information, the release of decades-old mirror selfies, travel receipts, and family photos is clearly designed to be a psychological play.