Personal email and other accounts connected to the Director of National Intelligence James Clapper were hacked, according to a report by the Associated Press, which cited an intelligence official.
Clapper would be the second high-ranking American intelligence official to have his personal accounts breached in roughly three months. In October 2015, the personal email account of CIA Director John Brennan was also hacked into.
Notably, the same individual, a teenager, who claimed to have breached Brennan’s account is also behind the attack on Clapper’s emails, Vice’s Motherboard reported. The hacker, who goes by the name "Cracka" online, claimed that officials were not aware of the attack.
According to the AP, however, DNI spokesman Brian Hale said the incident was known about before Motherboard's report was published, and that the proper authorities have been notified of the situation.
When speaking to Motherboard, the alleged hacker said he gained access to a number of accounts, including Clapper's personal home phone and internet accounts. Clapper's personal email and the Yahoo email belonging to his wife Susan were also breached, according to Cracka.
The hacker also stated that he was able to reroute calls intended for Clapper's home phone to the Free Palestine Movement.
INC News, 13/01/2016 - via ©RT News
No comments:
Post a Comment