The FBI said it was aware of hackers targeting Patel’s personal email, and that no government information was taken.

The campaign goes back to 2023 but is the subject of an alert amid conflict in the Middle East.

It echoes earlier alerts from the Netherlands and Germany, and is the latest to warn about targeting of Signal users and others.

Acting director Nick Andersen said relationships, not actor risk management agency designations, should guide which agency is at the forefront.

Sean Cairncross said the idea rather is to collaborate with the private sector in a way that helps the U.S. government take the battle to its adversaries.

Kwamaine Jerell Ford allegedly impersonated an adult film star and tricked his high-profile victims into sharing their iCloud credentials and MFA codes under false pretenses.

Mike Duffy, acting federal CISO

The botnet, which compromised routers and IoT devices in 163 countries, claimed about 369,000 victims and $5.8 million from its cybercriminal customers, officials said.

AI is speeding up attacks but otherwise not changing their fundamental nature, said FBI official Jason Bilnoski.

The national cyber director is pitching an approach that blends cyber operations with diplomacy, law enforcement and pressure on CEOs to shore up their organizations.