A military official confirmed Monday that the Twitter and YouTube accounts of U.S. Central Command were compromised in a hack.
CENTCOM, whose jurisdiction includes the Middle East, began tweeting pro-ISIS messages and U.S. military information early Monday afternoon for less than an hour. “AMERICAN SOLDIERS, WE ARE COMING, WATCH YOUR BACK,” the first tweet of the hack read, signed “ISIS.” The Twitter account later posted personal data about U.S. military personnel and maps of China and North Korea.
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The YouTube account carried a couple of ISIS propaganda videos.
The Twitter account was eventually suspended; as of 1:30 on the east coast, the YouTube account remained up.
“Central Command spokesperson Col. Patrick Ryder confirmed the compromise and said the military is ‘taking appropriate measures to address the matter,'” ABC News reported.
