U.S. official: Clapper's personal online accounts hacked
WASHINGTON -- Just months after reports that someone was hacking CIA Director John Brennan's personal email, a U.S. intelligence official confirmed that online personal accounts linked to Director of National Intelligence James Clapper also have been hacked.
An official told CBS News that the Department of National Intelligence is aware of the incident and the agency has reported it to the appropriate authorities.
An individual not authorized to discuss details who spoke only on condition of anonymity said that the Office of the Director of National Intelligence was aware of the hacking incident before it was first reported Tuesday by Motherboard, an online magazine and video channel on science and technology. Motherboard reported that the same teen-age hacker who broke into Brennan's account also targeted Clapper.
The hacker told Wired in October he is a high school student protesting U.S. policy. He said he fooled Verizon into providing him access to Brennan's account. He also claimed to have accessed the email account of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson.
Brennan said at the time that he was outraged that someone hacked his personal email account and publicized sensitive data, including his contact list and his wife's Social Security number.
Brennan 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.