Twitter Account for US Central Command Hacked and Filled with pro-ISIS Messages

2015-01-12T13:33:32-05:00

The Twitter account for U.S. Central Command has been hacked, and is carrying messages promoting the Islamic State -- including one that says, "AMERICAN SOLDIERS, WE ARE COMING, WATCH YOUR BACK. ISIS."

Another page shows what appears to be an image from a computer web cam in a military facility. An accompanying tweet says, "ISIS is already here, we are in your PCs, in each military base."

Central Command officials say they are "aware" of the issue and are "addressing" it.

"This is bad," one Central Command source told Fox News.

The Twitter account now carries an image identifying the page as "CyberCaliphate," with a message that says, "I love you ISIS."

The page has started posting screen shots of information about military commanders, including phone numbers and email addresses.

The same image at the top of the hacked Twitter page has also been emblazoned atop Central Command's YouTube page.

Fox News' Jennifer Griffin contributed to this report.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/01/12/twitter-account-for-us-central-command-hacked-filled-with-pro-isis-messages/

US Central Command Twitter account back online after pro-ISIS hack

The Twitter account for U.S. Central Command appears to have been hacked, and is carrying messages promoting the Islamic State -- including one that says, AMERICAN SOLDIERS, WE ARE COMING, WATCH YOUR BACK. ISIS.

Response by CW5 Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 12 at 2015 1:43 PM

2015-01-12T13:43:03-05:00

Then they also know that we all have a few extra guns laying around the house.

Response by SFC Dan Sorrow, M.S. made Jan 12 at 2015 2:01 PM

2015-01-12T14:01:23-05:00

http://wkrn.com/2015/01/12/key-us-military-commands-twitter-youtube-sites-hacked/

Response by COL Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 12 at 2015 2:22 PM

2015-01-12T14:22:32-05:00

Not a huge surprise. It's only a matter of time. Either take care of the problem or the problem will take care of you. Calling them barbarians and scoffing at their naughtyness just pushes the can down the road and enables it. I'd be interested to see who's family names and addresses were posted on line. You have to assume they have all that information already. I still say...BRING IT.

Response by Capt Richard I P. made Jan 12 at 2015 2:26 PM

2015-01-12T14:26:22-05:00

Oh Noes! Not our Tweets!
http://xkcd.com/932/

xkcd: CIA

Warning: this comic occasionally contains strong language (which may be unsuitable for children), unusual humor (which may be unsuitable for adults), and advanced mathematics (which may be unsuitable for liberal-arts majors).

Response by SSG Kevin McCulley made Jan 12 at 2015 2:32 PM

2015-01-12T14:32:43-05:00

https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/are-the-effects-of-social-media-on-command-for-good-or-ill

Are the effects of social media on command for good or ill? | RallyPoint

Social media and the birth of the “WTF Moments” Army… Social media has altered the dynamics of command in ways that no officer wearing stars today could have even conceived in their wildest imaginations when they pinned on gold bars. An excellent positive example of this was found in COL Joseph Simonelli, former Garrison Commander of Ft. Bliss, TX. His “COL Joe wants to know” Facebook page put the garrison commander at the fingertips of the...

Response by CW5 Jim Steddum made Jan 12 at 2015 2:57 PM

2015-01-12T14:57:37-05:00

Twitter and Youtube accounts get hacked all the time. Question is can Cyber command track this back to the source and apply any type of direct action?

Response by CW5 Jim Steddum made Jan 12 at 2015 3:00 PM

2015-01-12T15:00:00-05:00

Is there any real damage, other than embarrassment?

Response by RallyPoint Team made Jan 12 at 2015 4:27 PM

2015-01-12T16:27:35-05:00

In light of recent events, here are some helpful tips to keep you safe! Make sure you are always being smart about the information you decide to reveal online.

Response by Maj Chris Nelson made Jan 12 at 2015 5:01 PM

2015-01-12T17:01:27-05:00

What is a Twitter? I have heard of it...have seen it on my phone....have never set up an account. Next thing....sounds like someone needs to beef up their password!!

Response by SSG (ret) William Martin made Jan 12 at 2015 6:50 PM

2015-01-12T18:50:48-05:00

I wonder if someone is hacking back or was it really ISIS?

Response by CMSgt James Nolan made Jan 12 at 2015 7:42 PM

2015-01-12T19:42:18-05:00

CentComm has a twitter and you tube page? I guess I am cyber challenged

Response by COL Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 12 at 2015 7:47 PM

2015-01-12T19:47:38-05:00

I don't consider the hack of social media sites very sophisticated or damaging to CENTCOM.

Response by SSG Laureano Pabon made Jan 12 at 2015 8:57 PM

2015-01-12T20:57:10-05:00

With the amount of Computer programing courses and all these languages out in the civilian sector to learn from and mind you Sir, most are either free or stolen, I figured anything is possible. If a child can accidentally hack a Federal account that was not intended to be hacked yet get pinpoint by the Feds, I guess any account can be hacked into. Twitter well, can be hacked by any kiddy hacker like ISIS. Its the Black hacker that is the most dangerous of all because they can hit the financial system here and really do the kind of damage I don't even want to talk about.
Now to raise a question that may not be too pleasing is how do we being members of RP know with certainty that ISIS is not here in RP appearing to be friendly under false pretense's gathering information as we post these responses?
There are allot of veterans out there in the world whom have never heard of RP, yet because of that someone from ISIS uses what they may know about them and create an account here. These are the things I think about.