Self-proclaimed sympathizers of the Islamic State militant group hijacked the Twitter and YouTube accounts of US Central Command on Jan. 12, according to a report in Defense News.
Just after noon East Coast time, the banner image on the @CENTCOM Twitter account shifted to an image of an ISIS fighter with “CyberCaliphate” written next to it. A link was tweeted to a message declaring “AMERICAN SOLDIERS, WE ARE COMING, WATCH YOUR BACK.”
The Pentagon confirmed that the accounts were compromised and said “appropriate measures” are being taken, but offered no more information.
Analysts suggested any damage from the event is minor, and said most or all of the information the hackers posted is already publicly available.
