ISIS-aligned hackers breached sensitive U.S. Central Command online systems. Once in command of those vital systems, the hackers were able to issue tweets and upload videos for all to see.
OK, so they only hacked CENTCOM’s Twitter and YouTube accounts. But, we cannot stress how serious this is. CENTCOM is responsible for all active military actions in the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia, most notably Afghanistan and Iraq. And we know that because of CENTCOM’s Wikipedia page … unless that’s been hacked, too!
The hackers started issuing their own tweets at 12:30 on Monday, but U.S. defense officials quickly noticed and took the accounts back over. A big clue was that, not being American, the hackers failed to use “bae” to really reach CENTCOM’s 25-and-under followers.
