Teen hacks another top intelligence head’s mail

Director of National Intelligence spokesman Brian Hale said on Tuesday that Clapper’s office “is aware of the hacking and has reported the incident” to appropriate authorities. He declined to provide other details. Motherboard , an online magazine reported that the same teenage hacker who broke into  Brennan’s account also targeted Clapper. 

Brennan said in October that he was outraged that someone hacked his personal e-mail account and publicised sensitive data, including his contact list and his wife’s government id number. The hacker has said he is a high school student protesting U.S. policy. He said he fooled Verizon into providing him access to Brennan’s account.  

Brennan has denied any impropriety on his part and said the hacking incident underscores that everyone is vulnerable to the compromise of personal information on the Internet.