CIA chief's e-mail hacked, hackers with pro-Palestinian agenda claim responsibility

posted on: Oct 20, 2015

An American teenager and a group espousing pro-Palestinian views claims they were able to hack into the personal email accounts of CIA Director John Brennan and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson.
The FBI and Secret Service are both investigating the situation. One official told CNN that no classified information appears to have been leaked.

According to the New York Post, the teenager said he was able to gain access to documents featuring information such as Social Security numbers for more than 12 US intelligence officials from Brennan’s account. The hacker also said Brennan’s email, a personal AOL account, contained the CIA director’s own application for top security clearance, which totaled nearly 50 pages.

It’s unclear what, if any, sensitive information the hacker was able to gain access to through Johnson’s account, one which was set up through Comcast. However, he said he did listen to Johnson’s voicemails and viewed one of his bills.

Edited portions of some of Brennan’s alleged documents were also posted on Twitter by the hacker under the username “cracka.”

Source: www.rt.com