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Email account linked to CIA director reportedly hacked

The FBI and Secret Service are investigating reports that non-government email accounts associated with CIA Director John Brennan as well as Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson were hacked.

The New York Post interviewed the alleged hacker, who said he accessed an AOL account associated with Brennan that included files regarding security clearance.

The hacker also claims to have accessed a Comcast account associated with Johnson.

The CIA issued a statement saying they are aware of the report. A DHS spokesman also issued a statement saying, "We don't discuss the Secretary's security information. We have forwarded this matter to the appropriate authorities."

It does not appear that any classified information was accessed, according to a law enforcement official.

The FBI declined to comment.

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