http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2015/01/12/centcom-twitter-account-apparently-hacked-by-islamic-state-sympathizers/
By Dan Lamothe
The Washington Post
January 12, 2015
Hackers claiming allegiance to the Islamic State took control of the
social media accounts of the U.S. military’s Central Command on Monday,
posting threatening messages and propaganda videos, along with some
military documents.
The command’s Twitter and YouTube accounts were eventually taken offline,
but not before a string of tweets and the release of military documents,
some of which listed contact information for senior military personnel. A
Centcom spokesman confirmed their accounts were “compromised,” and said
later that the accounts have been taken offline while the incident is
investigated more.
“CENTCOM’s operation military networks were not compromised and there was
no operational impact to U.S. Central Command,” a military statement said.
“CENTCOM will restore service to its Twitter and YouTube accounts as
quickly as possible. We are viewing this purely as a case of
cybervandalism.”
Military officials added in the statement that their initial assessment is
that no classified information was posted, and that none of what was
released came from Centcom’s server or social media sites. The command
will notify Defense Department and law enforcement authorities about the
release of personally identifiable information and make sure that those
affected are notified as quickly as possible, Centcom said.
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