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© Yuri Gripas / ReutersCIA Director John Brennan.
An American teenager "motivated by opposition to US foreign policy and support for Palestine" claims he was able to hack into the personal email accounts of CIA Director John Brennan and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson.

The FBI and Secret Service are both investigating the situation. One official told CNN that no classified information appears to have been leaked.

According to the New York Post, the teenager said he was able to gain access to documents featuring information such as Social Security numbers for more than 12 US intelligence officials from Brennan's account. The hacker also said Brennan's email, a personal AOL account, contained the CIA director's own application for top security clearance, which totaled nearly 50 pages.

It's unclear what, if any, sensitive information the hacker was able to gain access to through Johnson's account, one which was set up through Comcast. However, he said he did listen to Johnson's voicemails and viewed one of his bills.

Edited portions of some of Brennan's alleged documents were also posted on Twitter by the hacker under the usernam "cracka."

The alleged hacker also directed users to another Twitter account called "CWA," which apparently stands for "Crackas With Attitude" and run by a tandem composed by the teen and another student.
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The teenager would not disclose many details about himself. He has only stated that he is a non-Muslim American high school student with pro-Palestinian views. He said he was "motivated by opposition to US foreign policy and support for Palestine," the NY Post reported.

In an interview with CNN, the hacker also said he wanted to shame the government.

"John and Jeh are both very big people and high-ranking people, so, I mean, if we hacked them, they would be ashamed," he said. "But it was really because the government are killing innocent people, they also fund (Israel) for killing innocent people."

This is a developing story...