US Central Command Twitter feed hacked by ISIS supporters

CNBC ^ | 1-12-2014 | Everett Rosenfeld

[tcrlaf]

The Twitter account for U.S. Central Command was apparently 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

[American Constitutionalist]

How do they know it isn’t some mole at central command doing this ?

[Windflier]

Can someone please tell me why CentCom even has a Twitter feed?

[cva66snipe]

What Twit put CENTCOM on Twitter to start with?

[no-to-illegals]

am going to take a guess ... or speculate ... Reasonably there is no CentCom Twitter feed but is there someone inside D.C. that would say there is? Certainly. Was it a friendly or an unfriendly that let this slip? Has a communication line been shut down or was a communication line opened up? Becomes complicated fast (imho). As always ... would rather be pro-active than re-active but being pro-active is probably not allowed just like pro-filing (profiling) is not allowed ... LOL ... Personally would rather be a tripwire ...

[444Flyer]

“What Twit put CENTCOM on Twitter to start with?”

Obviously an Upper-class Twit. (AKA The current administration...)

http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=twit+olympics+sketch+youtube&FORM=VIRE1#view=detail&mid=B3B13207F3975BA14974B3B13207F3975BA14974

[444Flyer]

"It seems to me a certainty that the fatalistic teachings of Mohammed and the utter degradation of the Arab women are the outstanding causes for the arrested development of the Arab. He is exactly as he was around the year 700, while we have been developing." — George Patton

[Windflier]

am going to take a guess ... or speculate ... Reasonably there is no CentCom Twitter feed but is there someone inside D.C. that would say there is?

I saw the screen grabs of the Twitter page. Seems like a legit account to me. It's a big story, so someone would have poked a hole in it already if it was a spoof.

[Saoirise]

It was a Twitter account, why does CenCom need/have a Twitter account?!?!

My first thought on hearing this was it was an inside job- DOD/NSA/WH and give it some time and this turns up:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3246206/posts

[DISCO]

I read that the attack originated from Maryland. Anybody else see that?

[Daffynition]

Just why does CENTCOM have a twitter account?

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

How will the general place an order for more caviar and arugula now?!?! Everybody panic!!!!

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

They’re such proud people, that’s why they always cover their faces and attack 40 on 1 or plant timebombs.

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

I know. It’s like your dad having an earring and a car with exhaust modified to sound like a lawnmower. It’s very important to be “with it”.