Teenager admits trying to hack head of CIA’s computer

A British teenager has today admitted trying to hack US government officials including the director of the CIA from his council house bedroom.

Kane Gamble, 18, from Coalville, has pleaded guilty to ten hacking charges at Leicester Crown Court this afternoon.

He admitted eight charges of ‘performing a function with intent to secure unauthorised access’ to the computers and two charges of ‘unauthorised modification of computer material’.

His targets included John Brennan, the then director of the CIA, and the former deputy director of the FBI, Mark Giuliano.

Kane Gamble, 18, has today (pictured) admitted trying to hack US government officials including the then director of the CIA John Brennan (right) at Leicester Crown Court

He is believed to have carried out the cyber attacks from the bedroom of this Leicestershire council house

Also on the list was Barack Obama’s deputy national security adviser Avril Haines and his senior science and technology adviser John Holdren.

Reports at the time said a British teenager had infiltrated the personal e-mail account of Mr Brennan and posted details online.

Gamble, of Coalville, Leicestershire, will be sentenced at Leicester Crown Court on December 15.