How hackers broke into the CIA director’s AOL account

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) —It seems way too easy to hack into the personal email account of the CIA director John Brennan.

On Monday, a group of hackers claimed credit for a breach of his email, as well as the account of Jeh Johnson, who heads the Department of Homeland Security.

The hackers were first interviewed by the New York Post.

CNNMoney reached out to the alleged hackers on Twitter, and in a subsequent recorded interview, the self-proclaimed hackers described who they are and how they did it.

They say they are American and younger than 22. They smoke pot and go the by name CWA, for Crackas With Attitude. And their methods were incredibly low-tech. For the full article click here

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