FBI email hack shows why you must lock down your tech

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. Fox News contributor, the ‘CyberGuy,’ Kurt Knutsson, urges Americans to ‘raise awareness’ around possible cyberattacks from Iran and the threat these can pose on everyday citizens on ‘Fox & Friends’. Here's the uncomfortable truth. If someone can break into the personal email of the head of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, your inbox is not off limits. Malicious actors targeted the personal email account of FBI Director Kash Patel, according to the FBI, and a group known as the Handala Hack Team in Iran has claimed responsibility for posting photos and documents online. No classified systems were breached. But that is not the point. The real story is this: the front lines of cyber warfare now run straight through personal accounts like yours. FBI SAYS 'MALICIOUS ACTORS' TARGETED PATEL'S PERSONAL EMAIL, IRAN-BASED HACKING GROUP CLAIMS RESPONSIBILI