I'm not sure the cases are directly analogous, but there is a least a vague irony that various high officials in the security / surveillance agencies of our nation have had their private online accounts hacked (through social engineering), even as they insist that their agencies need easier legal access to the private data of US citizens.
The CIA director was hacked by a 13-year-old, but he still wants your data | Trevor Timm
The Senate is currently debating a bill that would give the government huge amounts of your private information. But this would make hacks more likely
Oxymoron: Computer Security?
+keith olszewski Or "Intelligence Agency"
Smh. But if u think about it, is there really n e privacy?