Kashyap “Kash” Patel, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for FBI director, was among the targets of an Iranian hack, CNN reported, citing two sources familiar with the matter.
The Iranian hackers accessed some of Patel’s communications, according to the news outlet. “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,” Alex Pfeiffer, spokesperson for Trump’s transition team, said in a statement to CNN.
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Newsweek reached out to Pfeiffer for comment on Tuesday night.
This isn’t the first time the Trump campaign has been the target of a hack by nation-state actors. The New York Times reported in October that Chinese hackers tried to gain access to data on the phones of Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance, along with those owned by campaign staffers for Vice President Kamala Harris.
This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.
