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White House revokes security clearance of frequent Trump critic John Brennan

The White House said Brennan showed 'erratic conduct and behavior.'

On Aug 15, 2018 by Andrew Wyrich

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CIA director says he’d rather resign than reintroduce waterboarding

John Brennan is subtweeting Donald Trump IRL

On Jul 14, 2016 by Dell Cameron

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CIA director clashes with Sen. Ron Wyden over encryption backdoors

A consensus of technologists argue that requiring backdoors would weaken cybersecurity.

On Jun 16, 2016 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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Meet ‘Derp,’ the U.K. teen police say helped hack the CIA director’s AOL account

'Derp' remains free—for now.

On May 9, 2016 by Dissent Doe

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U.K. police arrest teenage hacker who allegedly broke into CIA director’s email

The young man is also suspected of leaking thousands of FBI and DHS employees' personal data.

On Feb 12, 2016 by William Turton

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FBI director invokes San Bernardino attack in defense of anti-encryption narrative

James Comey denied wanting a 'backdoor' but said that some kind of encryption workaround was needed.

On Feb 9, 2016 by Eric Geller

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Hillary Clinton hints that she supports backdoors in encryption

Clinton didn't go so far as to propose a specific policy.

On Nov 20, 2015 by Eric Geller

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Paris attacks spark renewed fight against encryption

Surveillance defenders are seizing the tragedy to push for new spy powers.

On Nov 16, 2015 by Eric Geller

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13-year-old credited with hacking CIA director’s AOL account gives bizarre, possibly final interview

'We’re going dark because we have every usa agency after us.'

On Oct 22, 2015 by William Turton

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WikiLeaks publishes CIA director’s private files, revealing wife’s Social Security number

The documents were stolen from CIA Director John Brennan's personal AOL account.

On Oct 21, 2015 by William Turton

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CIA Director John Brennan’s alleged hacker distances himself from claims

Following international attention, 'cracka' changes his story.

On Oct 20, 2015 by William Turton

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Senators demand CIA director admit he lied in computer-hacking scandal

'In our judgment your handling of this matter has undermined that confidence.'

On May 8, 2015 by Eric Geller

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Did Google autocomplete ruin this man’s life?

Careful what you search for.

On Dec 12, 2013 by Joe Kloc