The
Twitter and Youtube accounts of the U.S. Army’s Central Command was
hacked by unknown attackers calling themselves the “CyberCaliphate” on
Monday, publishing the phone numbers and private information of American
officers and posting propaganda videos glorifying the Islamic State.
The attack on the Army’s headquarters for Middle Eastern operations occurred around 12:30 EST, when the hackers sent out the following tweet on @CENTCOM’s account:
“AMERICAN SOLDIERS, WE ARE COMING, WATCH YOUR BACK,” the post read, adding that “we broke into your networks and personal devices and know everything about you. You’ll see no mercy infidels.”
The chilling tweets continued, with spreadsheets of the phone numbers, email accounts and private information of top-ranking Army officers uploaded to the page along with threatening messages:
The attackers then posted what appears to be Powerpoint slides of Pentagon contingency plans for a war against China and North Korea:
CENTCOM’s Youtube account was simultaneously taken over, with the hackers posting videos titled “Flames of War” and “O Soldiers of Truth Go Forth,” showing Islamic State fighters in combat:
A CENTCOM press officer reached by phone confirmed that the hacks were genuine, though he would not comment on the suspected identity of the attackers. It is unclear whether the attacks emanate from Islamic State sympathizers or operatives of the Islamic State itself. NBC News reported that none of the information posted was classified.
“We can confirm that the CENTCOM Twitter and YouTube accounts were compromised earlier today,” an official press release said. ”We are taking appropriate measures to address the matter. We have no further information to provide at this time.”
Both the Twitter and Youtube account of the U.S. Army’s Central Command have now been suspended.
nationalreview.com
The attack on the Army’s headquarters for Middle Eastern operations occurred around 12:30 EST, when the hackers sent out the following tweet on @CENTCOM’s account:
“AMERICAN SOLDIERS, WE ARE COMING, WATCH YOUR BACK,” the post read, adding that “we broke into your networks and personal devices and know everything about you. You’ll see no mercy infidels.”
The chilling tweets continued, with spreadsheets of the phone numbers, email accounts and private information of top-ranking Army officers uploaded to the page along with threatening messages:
The attackers then posted what appears to be Powerpoint slides of Pentagon contingency plans for a war against China and North Korea:
CENTCOM’s Youtube account was simultaneously taken over, with the hackers posting videos titled “Flames of War” and “O Soldiers of Truth Go Forth,” showing Islamic State fighters in combat:
A CENTCOM press officer reached by phone confirmed that the hacks were genuine, though he would not comment on the suspected identity of the attackers. It is unclear whether the attacks emanate from Islamic State sympathizers or operatives of the Islamic State itself. NBC News reported that none of the information posted was classified.
“We can confirm that the CENTCOM Twitter and YouTube accounts were compromised earlier today,” an official press release said. ”We are taking appropriate measures to address the matter. We have no further information to provide at this time.”
Both the Twitter and Youtube account of the U.S. Army’s Central Command have now been suspended.
nationalreview.com
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