A British teenager is suspected of being a mystery hacker who infiltrated the personal email account of the director of the CIA and posting personal details online.Yeah, OK, this is an old trick. But the kid was 15 years old at the time.
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It is alleged that Cracka called US Internet provider Verizon posing as a technician and persuaded them to hand over personal details of Mr Brennan’s AOL email address.He then allegedly called AOL and convinced a representative to reset the password, using the personal details he obtained from Verizon to get through security.
Note: this was not his government email, it was his personal account on AOL. Why the Director of the CIA is on AOL is perhaps the biggest cause for concern ...
Couldn't he use a private server in some closet somewhere?
ReplyDeleteMaybe he was using an AOL account to circumvent the recordkeeping on his official mailbox.
ReplyDeleteDid he own a Samsung TV, too?
AOL? Did he have a free 3.5" floppy lying around, somewhere?
ReplyDeleteHe probably figured the last place to look for the head of the CIA was on AOL.
ReplyDelete"Why the Director of the CIA is on AOL is perhaps the biggest cause for concern."
ReplyDeleteTHERE's the question!
He probably uses Netscape, as well...
And drives a 1928 Porter.
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