Hackers claiming allegiance to ISIL recently took over the Twitter and YouTube accounts of the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) for approximately 40 minutes.
CENTCOM’s Twitter profile was changed to read “CyberCaliphate / I love you ISIS,” and tweets were posted stating, “American soldiers, we are coming, watch your back,” and “ISIS is already here, we are in your PCs, in each military base.”
Soon after, the Twitter account was suspended, then returned to CENTCOM’s control with a tweet stating, “We’re back! CENTCOM temporarily suspended its Twitter account after an act of
The hackers also tweeted images of PowerPoint slides, claiming they were sensitive documents stolen from Pentagon networks, but all of the files posted were publicly available documents.
General Lloyd Austin III, commander of CENTCOM, responded by sending a letter to servicemembers and their families stating, “I recognize that this has caused significant angst among family and friends who are understandably concerned about their loved ones’ safety. I want to personally reassure you that we are taking this matter very seriously and we continue to take all possible measures to keep our personnel safe.”
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