CybersecurityTeenage hacker breaks into personal e-mail of James Clapper, director of national intelligence
A teenage hacker who, in October, broke into the personal e-mail account of John Brennan, the director of the Central Intelligence Agency, has now broken into the personal accounts of James Clapper, director of national intelligence. The high school student he managed to fool Verizon into giving him access to Brennan’s account.
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The personal online accounts of James Clapper, director of national intelligence, have been hacked. A few months ago the personal e-mail of John Brennan, the director of the Central Intelligence Agency, was also hacked.
Brian Hale, a spokesman for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, told the Guardian on Tuesday that Clapper’s office was aware of the hacking and had reported the incident to appropriate authorities. An individual who spoke with the newspaper on condition of anonymity, said the Office of the Director of National Intelligence was aware of the hacking incident before it was first reported on Tuesday by Motherboard.
Motherboard reported Clapper was targeted by that the same teenage hacker who broke into Brennan’s account.
Back in October, Brennan complained about the fact that the hacker publicized sensitive data, including his contact list and his wife’s government ID number.
The hacker has said he is a high school student who disagreed with U.S. policy, and that he managed to fool Verizon into giving him access to Brennan’s account.
