Teh One Who Knocks
01-12-2015, 06:47 PM
By Caitlin Dickson - Yahoo! News
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The official Twitter account for U.S. Central Command, or CENTCOM, appears to have been hacked by someone claiming to be affiliated with ISIS. Starting at around 12:30 PM Eastern time, CENTCOM’s Twitter profile picture and cover photo were changed to a black background displaying the words “CyberCaliphate” and “i love you isis” in white letters.
The hackers posted a series of menacing tweets with messages like “AMERICAN SOLDIERS, WE ARE COMING, WATCH YOUR BACK” and “You’ll see no mercy infidels. ISIS is already here, we are in your PCs, in each military base. With Allah’s permission we are in CENTCOM now. We won’t stop! We know everything about your wives and children. U.S. Soldiers! We’re watching you!”
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The tweets include a photo of what looks like uniformed American soldiers at an unidentified Army base, screenshots of spreadsheets with the names and contact information of military personnel, and Powerpoint slideshows with maps of China and North Korea. While some of the documents say "For Official Use Only" in small letters, they are notably free of any classified watermarks or stamps.
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About 30 minutes after the first hacked @CENTCOM tweet was posted, Twitter seemed to have taken control of the account, restoring the @CENTCOM profile photo to the generic egg. A few minutes later the account had been suspended. CENTCOM's YouTube account also appeared to be hacked and has since been deactivated.
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In a statement to Yahoo News, a spokesperson for CENTCOM confirmed that both the agency's Twitter and YouTube accounts had been compromised.
"We are taking appropriate measures to address the matter," CENTCOM said. "We have no further information to provide at this time." Twitter did not respond to immediate request for comment.
http://i.imgur.com/7TfGzqq.png
The official Twitter account for U.S. Central Command, or CENTCOM, appears to have been hacked by someone claiming to be affiliated with ISIS. Starting at around 12:30 PM Eastern time, CENTCOM’s Twitter profile picture and cover photo were changed to a black background displaying the words “CyberCaliphate” and “i love you isis” in white letters.
The hackers posted a series of menacing tweets with messages like “AMERICAN SOLDIERS, WE ARE COMING, WATCH YOUR BACK” and “You’ll see no mercy infidels. ISIS is already here, we are in your PCs, in each military base. With Allah’s permission we are in CENTCOM now. We won’t stop! We know everything about your wives and children. U.S. Soldiers! We’re watching you!”
http://i.imgur.com/FHTOq60.png
The tweets include a photo of what looks like uniformed American soldiers at an unidentified Army base, screenshots of spreadsheets with the names and contact information of military personnel, and Powerpoint slideshows with maps of China and North Korea. While some of the documents say "For Official Use Only" in small letters, they are notably free of any classified watermarks or stamps.
http://i.imgur.com/h0pMivB.png
About 30 minutes after the first hacked @CENTCOM tweet was posted, Twitter seemed to have taken control of the account, restoring the @CENTCOM profile photo to the generic egg. A few minutes later the account had been suspended. CENTCOM's YouTube account also appeared to be hacked and has since been deactivated.
http://i.imgur.com/e7EGIEX.png
In a statement to Yahoo News, a spokesperson for CENTCOM confirmed that both the agency's Twitter and YouTube accounts had been compromised.
"We are taking appropriate measures to address the matter," CENTCOM said. "We have no further information to provide at this time." Twitter did not respond to immediate request for comment.