Kash Patel, President-elect Trump's pick to serve as the next FBI director, was the target of an Iran-backed cyberattack, according to senior law enforcement officials.
The FBI recently told Kash Patel, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to be the bureau’s next director, that he was the target of an Iranian cyberattack, two senior law enforcement officials told NBC News. The exact timing of the cyberattack is unclear, but it was before Trump named Patel as his choice to be the next head of the FBI, the officials said. The hackers are believed to have targeted some of Patel’s communications.
Without specifically acknowledging the alleged cyberattack, Trump transition spokesman Alex Pfeiffer said in a statement, 'Kash Patel was a key part of the first Trump administration’s efforts against the terrorist Iranian regime and will implement President Trump’s policies to protect America from adversaries as the FBI Director.
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