The FBI recently told Kash Patel, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to be the bureau’s next director, that he was the target of an Iranian cyberattack, two senior law enforcement officials told NBC News.

Kash Patel, who has been a controversial nomination to the agency because some have argued he lacks experience and others are concerned he could weaponize the FBI against political opponents based on his public comments, floated the idea on Steve Bannon’s podcast.