CIA Director’s Private Email Account Was Hacked, News Report Says

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WASHINGTON—A news report that Central Intelligence Agency Director John Brennan’s private email account was hacked by a high-school student has prompted the agency to refer the matter to “appropriate authorities,” a spokesman said Monday.

The New York Post reported on Sunday that a “teen stoner” claims to have hacked into Mr. Brennan’s AOL account and accessed sensitive files, including his application for top-secret security clearance. The newspaper also alleged Social Security numbers and other personal information for numerous top intelligence officials were held in this account.

“We are aware of the reports that have surfaced on social media and have referred the matter to the appropriate authorities,” a CIA spokesman said.

Before joining the CIA in 2013, Mr. Brennan was President Barack Obama’s top homeland security adviser. He has spent his career in intelligence and national security posts.

http://www.wsj.com/articles/cia-directors-private-email-account-was-hacked-news-report-says-1445273851

[DURHAM D]

1. Gowdy did it. nt

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2. aol? AOL???

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4. Yeah, I know. Must be bullshit, right? nt

[LiberalArkie]

6. Yea, I can see it. His personal account (But geez AOL, that should disqualify him from getting

a clearance right there) before he got his wizbang .GOV account. Account was probably [e-mail] probably password of Jb1234567. And he was chief spook?

[marym625]

3. teenage stoner, huh?

They're not going to blame Snowden? Missed opportunity!!

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5. clearly, Hillary is responsible....

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7. That was my immediate thought...

There's a reason she had that massive computer center in her basement.

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8. CIA chief’s hacked email: Pakistan uses militant proxies against India

Pakistan uses militants as proxies to counter India’s growing influence in Afghanistan, according to a set of documents released by WikiLeaks from the hacked personal email account of CIA director John Brennan.

The documents, released by the whistle-blower website and deemed classified by the CIA, contained reports on Afghanistan and Pakistan, and also ideas for US policy towards Iran.

Brennan, three days after Barack Obama was elected US President in November 2008, wrote to him in a position-cum- strategy paper that Pakistan uses the Taliban to counter India in Afghanistan.

“Pakistan’s desire to counter India’s growing influence in Afghanistan and concerns about US long-term commitments to Afghanistan increase Pakistan’s interest in hedging its bets by ensuring that it will be able to have a working relationship with the Taliban to balance Indian and Iranian interests if the US withdraws,” Brennan wrote on November 7 in 2008.

http://atimes.com/2015/10/cia-chiefs-hacked-email-pakistan-uses-militant-proxies-against-india/