U.S. Central Command is the branch of the U.S. Military that runs operations in Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia, most notably Afghanistan and Iraq. Seeing as the US has been in that area for an extended period of time, I’m pretty sure that that they’ve made a few enemies. So perhaps one of them decided to try and exact some revenge by hacking or “Pwning” the Twitter account of Central Command. Here’s what CNBC had to say:
The Twitter account for U.S. Central Command was hacked on Monday, with pro-ISIS messages plastering the account’s profile.
The first message was posted at 12:29 p.m. ET, with the words “AMERICAN SOLDIERS, WE ARE COMING, WATCH YOUR BACK. ISIS.” and the hashtag “#CyberCaliphate.”
The profile’s image was replaced with a photo that includes the text “i love you isis.” Just before 1 p.m. ET profile and banner images were reverted to their default.
Well that’s embarrassing. The FBI is investigating. But all this is is embarrassing. It’s not as if the people behind this pulled a Sony Pictures type of hack. So really, other than some embarrassing moments, there’s really nothing to see here. Though I would suggest that Central Command change the password of their social medial accounts before they get “Pwned” again.
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Central Command Twitter Account Gets Pwned By Hackers Sympathetic To ISIS
U.S. Central Command is the branch of the U.S. Military that runs operations in Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia, most notably Afghanistan and Iraq. Seeing as the US has been in that area for an extended period of time, I’m pretty sure that that they’ve made a few enemies. So perhaps one of them decided to try and exact some revenge by hacking or “Pwning” the Twitter account of Central Command. Here’s what CNBC had to say:
The Twitter account for U.S. Central Command was hacked on Monday, with pro-ISIS messages plastering the account’s profile.
The first message was posted at 12:29 p.m. ET, with the words “AMERICAN SOLDIERS, WE ARE COMING, WATCH YOUR BACK. ISIS.” and the hashtag “#CyberCaliphate.”
The profile’s image was replaced with a photo that includes the text “i love you isis.” Just before 1 p.m. ET profile and banner images were reverted to their default.
Well that’s embarrassing. The FBI is investigating. But all this is is embarrassing. It’s not as if the people behind this pulled a Sony Pictures type of hack. So really, other than some embarrassing moments, there’s really nothing to see here. Though I would suggest that Central Command change the password of their social medial accounts before they get “Pwned” again.
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