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Teen stoner says he hacked CIA director’s AOL account
NY Post ^ | 10-18-15 | Philip Messing, Jamie Schram and Bruce Golding

Posted on 10/19/2015 10:23:24 AM PDT by afraidfortherepublic

Hillary Rodham Clinton’s email scandal didn’t stop the head of the CIA from using his own personal AOL account to stash work-related documents, according to a stoner high school student who claims to have hacked into them.

CIA Director John Brennan’s private account held sensitive files — including his 47-page application for top-secret security clearance — until he recently learned that it had been infiltrated, the hacker told The Post.

Other emails stored in Brennan’s non-government account contained the Social Security numbers and personal information of more than a dozen top American intelligence officials, as well as a government letter about the use of “harsh interrogation techniques” on terrorism suspects, according to the hacker.

The FBI and other federal agencies are now investigating the hacker, with one source saying criminal charges are possible, law enforcement sources said.

“I think they’ll want to make an example out of him to deter people from doing this in the future,” said a source who described the situation as “just wild” and “crazy.”

“I can’t believe he did this to the head of the CIA,’’ the source added. “[The] problem with these older-generation guys is that they don’t know anything about cybersecurity, and as you can see, it can be problematic.”

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 201510; aol; bleedingheartattack; brennan; cia; cybersecurity; detainees; emails; gwot; hacked; hacking; harsginterrogation; harshginterrogation; interrogation; johnbrennan; nongovemail; oops; privateemails; securitybreaches; securityclearance; technology; topsecret; torture
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Go to the source to read this whole, very interesting article. Say what you will, Donald Trump is right about one thing: US "Gubmint" leaders are stupid. It's unfair to characterize this very bright teen as a "stoner". Clearly this government should be thanking him for exposing a serious vulnerability. Is a medal in order?
1 posted on 10/19/2015 10:23:24 AM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
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To: afraidfortherepublic

I suppose the password was ‘abc123’? You call that hacking?


2 posted on 10/19/2015 10:29:18 AM PDT by proxy_user
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To: afraidfortherepublic

If the man running our spy agency still has an AOL account, he are screwed.


3 posted on 10/19/2015 10:31:30 AM PDT by Vermont Lt
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To: proxy_user

D*** it! Don’t post sensitive data like that on an open site like FR!!


4 posted on 10/19/2015 10:31:33 AM PDT by 17th Miss Regt
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To: Vermont Lt

We are screwed, not he.


5 posted on 10/19/2015 10:31:58 AM PDT by Vermont Lt
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6 posted on 10/19/2015 10:32:39 AM PDT by maggief
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To: afraidfortherepublic

A stoner once told me he “hacked into shell oil’s corporate network” I dismissed him as a junky loser. But seeing what this pot head did, I should have taken him more seriously.


7 posted on 10/19/2015 10:33:08 AM PDT by SWAMP-C1PHER (HOMINIS OECONOMICUM CIVITATIS)
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To: proxy_user

I think the password was ‘12345.’


8 posted on 10/19/2015 10:36:26 AM PDT by needmorePaine
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To: SWAMP-C1PHER

My grandson (who is NOT a stoner) is a member of Jr. NROTC. They have a program in “white hacking” where they study trying to hack into corporate and govt. accounts in order to check for vulnerabilities. He has a thank you letter from his Senator and from his Congressional Representative (both Republicans) comending him for some work he did last year. He’s hoping to parlay that into a commission to Annapolis, or to the AF Academy.


9 posted on 10/19/2015 10:36:47 AM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
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To: Vermont Lt

Honest people who are comfortable with being legally accountable for their actions use their work email account for all work communications.


10 posted on 10/19/2015 10:38:17 AM PDT by thorvaldr
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To: 17th Miss Regt; proxy_user

11 posted on 10/19/2015 10:38:40 AM PDT by Vaquero ( Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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To: SWAMP-C1PHER

Yeah, not all potheads sit around playing video games all day. Some of them sit around hacking stuff all day :)


12 posted on 10/19/2015 10:38:47 AM PDT by Boogieman
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To: needmorePaine

See # 11


13 posted on 10/19/2015 10:39:45 AM PDT by Vaquero ( Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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14 posted on 10/19/2015 10:40:16 AM PDT by dfwgator
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I think they’ll want to make an example out of him to deter people from doing this in the future

Make an example so the next guy who finds a vulnerability keeps his mouth shut and just sells the info.

15 posted on 10/19/2015 10:41:46 AM PDT by RightOnTheBorder
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To: afraidfortherepublic

My BIL works for a large bank and his job is to try to hack into accounts as part of the banks security program


16 posted on 10/19/2015 10:42:01 AM PDT by Vaquero ( Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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[“I can’t believe he did this to the head of the CIA,’’ the source added. “[The] problem with these older-generation guys is that they don’t know anything about cybersecurity, and as you can see, it can be problematic.”]

Even some not-that-old aren’t hip on cybersecurity. I’ve tried to deal with it, quite unsuccessfully in one particular instance. Duh was the operative word.


17 posted on 10/19/2015 10:42:08 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Be a blessing to a stranger today for some have entertained angels unaware)
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To: Boogieman

“Yeah, not all potheads sit around playing video games all day. Some of them sit around hacking stuff all day :)”

They got bored with solving crossword puzzles.


18 posted on 10/19/2015 10:44:01 AM PDT by WhiskeyX
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To: Vermont Lt
If the man running our spy agency still has an AOL account, he are screwed.

BADA-BING !

19 posted on 10/19/2015 10:44:26 AM PDT by Iron Munro (The wise have stores of choice food and oil but a foolish man devours all he has. Proverbs 21:20)
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To: afraidfortherepublic

Bill Clinton’s CIA Director John Deutch also had a nonchalant attitude about government secrecy.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_M._Deutch


20 posted on 10/19/2015 10:44:50 AM PDT by Menehune56 ("Let them hate so long as they fear" (Oderint Dum Metuant), Lucius Accius (170 BC - 86 BC))
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