British authorities, in cooperation with the FBI, have tracked down and arrested a 16-year-old hacker Tuesday who is suspected of hacking and releasing sensitive data from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Homeland Security, according to Fox News.
Apart from allegedly leaking the FBI and DHS data, the teen is also suspected of playing a huge part in the hacking of CIA Director John Brennan's personal email account back in October. Though the identity of the teen has not been revealed as of writing, it is widely believed that he is the hacker known by the moniker "Cracka."
Cracka is also alleged to be the leader of the notorious hacktivist group known as "Crackas With Attitude" (CWA), reported The Legal Insurrection.
Responding to the arrest, other members of the CWA hacktivist group have pledged to initiate more hacks to even more sensitive sites. One of the CWA's members stated said in an interview with Motherboard that the arrest of a member does not deter the group in any way.
"Just because they managed to arrest two members doesn't mean we'll stop hacking them. Give us time, you'll see," the CWA member said.
CWA is among the hacktivist groups that are known to be anti-Israel, frequently using the #FreePalestine hashtag in their social media posts.
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