Reports: Kash Patel, Trump's pick to lead FBI, targeted in Iranian hack

Kash Patel, President-elect Trump's pick for FBI director, was targeted in an Iranian cyber attack, Semafor first reported on Tuesday evening.

Why it matters: This would mark the latest in a series of alleged Iranian hack attacks on Trump's associates.

Federal officials have been investigating allegations of Iran-based hackings on Trump allies since the summer and prosecutors charged three Iranians in September in connection with a cyberattack on his 2024 election campaign.