NEW DELHI: US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) director Kash Patel‘s email was hacked, as claimed by Iran-linked hackers publicly on Friday.The hackers got access to Patel’s personal inbox, with photographs of the ⁠director and ‌his purported resume, as reported by Reuters. On its website, the hacker group Handala Hack Team said Patel “will now find his name among the list of successfully ⁠hacked victims.”A Department of Justice (DOJ) official confirmed the security breach in a statement to Reuters, but did not give details on exactly what was compromised. He did however say that “it appears authentic”.