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Iran-Linked Group Says It Hacked FBI Director Kash Patel’s Personal Email Account

By Kim S. Nash

 

Hello. An Iran-linked hacking group claimed to have breached the personal account of FBI Director Kash Patel, posting what appeared to be years-old photographs of the bureau leader.

The FBI said Friday it was aware of “malicious actors” targeting Patel’s personal email information and had taken steps to address possible risks. “The information in question is historical in nature and involves no government information,” the bureau said. Read more from WSJ.

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Hackers who breached a cloud service hosting some public websites of the European Commission appear to have stolen data, the commission said, adding that an investigation is underway. Internal technology systems weren’t hacked, the EC said.

U.K grocery chain Co-op said an April 2025 cyberattack resulted in lost revenue of £285 million, or about $380 million, for its fiscal 2025 year. Co-op lost £107 million in profits, the company said. The hack disrupted operations and breached the personal data of 6.5 million customers. (Teiss)

Privacy fail: The U.K.’s Lloyds Banking Group in early March exposed the personal and financial information of nearly 448,000 customers of Lloyds, ​Halifax and ⁠Bank of Scotland. A glitch during a software upgrade let people see each other’s online transactions. Customers could also view national insurance numbers, Britain's Treasury ​Committee said Friday. (Reuters)

  • More than 114,000 clicked on transactions to see data about others, Lloyds said. The bank has paid £139,000 to 3,625 customers for ​the inconvenience and said customers have seen no financial losses to date.

Cybersecurity stocks largely lost ground last week, with the CyberIndex dropping more than 9% from Monday's open to Friday's close. Tenable led losses, ending the week down nearly 18% after a steep drop Thursday night. In total, seven stocks declined more than 10% over the period.

Netscout led the few gainers, with shares up 3.64% for the week. Netscout was one of just four stocks in the index to finish in positive territory. — Jon Leckie

$4.2 Million

Average ransom demanded in ransomware attacks among the 1,250 cybersecurity incidents law firm Baker Hostetler handled last year.

Average ransom ultimately paid: $682,702.

 

About Us

The WSJ Pro Cybersecurity team is Deputy Bureau Chief Kim S. Nash and reporters Angus Loten and James Rundle. Follow us on X @WSJCyber. Reach the team by replying to any newsletter you receive or by emailing Kim at kim.nash@wsj.com.

 
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