Incident
incident:john_brennan_account_compromise
Incident involving compromise of CIA Director John Brennan's personal AOL account through telephone-based social engineering and password reset.
Incident involving compromise of CIA Director John Brennan's personal AOL account through telephone-based social engineering and password reset.
“they gained access to the inbox of the Director of the CIA”
“This was the personal e-mail account of Brennan”
| Direction | Predicate | Other entity | Origin | EP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| outgoing | INVOLVES | John Brennan | Explicit | 139 |
| outgoing | INVOLVES | Crackas With Attitude | Attributed | 139 |
| outgoing | CONTAINS | SF-86 | Explicit | 139 |
John Brennan account compromise INVOLVES John Brennan
The incident involved unauthorized access to John Brennan’s personal AOL email account.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Pete Williams EP 139 Details
“he hacked his way into Brennan’s personal AOL e-mail account”
John Brennan account compromise INVOLVES Crackas With Attitude
The episode attributes the Brennan account compromise to the CWA hackers, including Default and Cracka.
Attributed Confidence 91% · Jack Rhysider EP 139 Details
“They were gonna call up Verizon, pose as a technician”
“Default and Cracka had it all”
John Brennan account compromise CONTAINS SF-86
The compromised email account contained John Brennan’s SF-86 form.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Default EP 139 Details
“he also had his SF-86 form in there”