A purported teenage hacker has told Sky News how he breached the CIA director's private email, after posting a number of documents online.
The anonymous cyber-attacker uploaded files said to be from John Brennan's AOL account, including addresses from his contact file.
He also claims to have breached cable TV accounts belonging to America's spymaster and Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson.
He posted a screenshot on Twitter of what appeared to be bills from their Comcast accounts and other information.
On Monday afternoon, the hacker released unredacted the names, phone numbers and Social Security numbers of what were said to be CIA employees.
The CIA said it had referred the matter to the proper authorities, but would not comment further.
The hacker posted a number of documents to the Twitter accounts @phphax and @_CWA_, telling Sky News the cyber-breach was "as easy as f***".
He said he had also repeatedly prank-called Mr Brennan since August.
On one occasion he claimed to have read the CIA director’s Social Security number to him.
Asked what else he said to the CIA chief, the hacker replied: "Um, he asked what we want and i said $2 trillion as a joke lmao, then he said seriously how much do you want".
"Then we said we just want palestine to be free and for them to stop killing innocent people."
The message from @phphax added: "Yes he's scared as f*** since we read his SSN to him".
Among the files purportedly from Mr Brennan's AOL email is a spreadsheet said to contain the data of senior intelligence officials.
A log of phone calls claimed to be from then-CIA deputy director Avril Haines was also posted.
The hacker said he had also obtained Mr Brennan's application for a security clearance, containing information about past jobs, foreign contacts and finances.
He told Sky News he is an American citizen under 20 years of age.
The hacker said he was in the US, but added, "prolly gonna go Russia tho and chill with snowden".
The hacker said he was not a Muslim but "maybe in future" would convert to Islam.
He said Mr Brennan's AOL account was deleted after he repeatedly breached it.
"They keep taking the account back and I keep taking it back," said a tweet by @phphax
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