{"id":30752,"date":"2026-06-02T20:30:50","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T20:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2026\/06\/02\/hackers-compromised-a-senior-space-force-officials-instagram-posting-anti-american-content\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T17:38:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T17:38:46","slug":"hackers-compromised-a-senior-space-force-officials-instagram-posting-anti-american-content","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/space\/2026\/06\/02\/hackers-compromised-a-senior-space-force-officials-instagram-posting-anti-american-content\/","title":{"rendered":"Hackers compromised a senior Space Force official\u2019s Instagram, posting anti-American content"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hackers took control of a senior U.S. Space Force official\u2019s Instagram account for an undisclosed number of hours on Sunday, posting images and stories with pro-Iranian and anti-U.S. propaganda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spaceforce.mil\/Biographies\/Display\/Article\/3387897\/john-f-bentivegna\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">John Bentivegna<\/a>\u2019s Instagram was compromised as the hackers posted multiple artworks and stories depicting anti-American messaging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By 1 a.m. EST on Monday, the stories and posts were removed, according to Task &amp; Purpose, which first <a href=\"https:\/\/taskandpurpose.com\/culture\/space-force-bentivegna-instagram-hacked\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">reported<\/a> on the hack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Space Force spokesperson confirmed to Military Times on Tuesday that Bentivegna\u2019s account was compromised but denied to comment about how long the hackers had access to the account or who was responsible. All unauthorized content was removed with assistance from Meta, the owner of Instagram, the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis incident serves as a good reminder that online threats are constantly evolving, and users must remain alert to suspicious activity while exercising strong cybersecurity practices,\u201d the spokesperson concluded. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before they were taken down, the images and stories posted to Bentivegna\u2019s account circulated unofficial U.S. military social media accounts, including the Reddit page <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AirForce\/comments\/1tte0e9\/cmsgt_of_the_ussf_just_got_his_ig_hacked\/?solution=250a409dc5fdb230250a409dc5fdb230&amp;js_challenge=1&amp;token=7afd7253fec22262ff1c52b1703fe9ecb9249d06e4e9f216aa691d0769051557&amp;jsc_orig_r=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">r\/AirForce<\/a> and the Facebook page <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AFamnncosnco\/posts\/inbox-looks-like-space-force-e9-got-hacked\/1322686363326303\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">Air Force amn\/nco\/snco<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One post depicted a figure known as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AirForce\/comments\/1tte0e9\/cmsgt_of_the_ussf_just_got_his_ig_hacked\/?solution=250a409dc5fdb230250a409dc5fdb230&amp;js_challenge=1&amp;token=7afd7253fec22262ff1c52b1703fe9ecb9249d06e4e9f216aa691d0769051557&amp;jsc_orig_r=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">Imam Ali holding the Sword of Zulfiqar<\/a>, which was given to Ali by the Prophet Muhammad and is a symbol of justice and knowledge in Islamic tradition. The hackers also posted a depiction of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo?fbid=1322686266659646&amp;set=pcb.1322686363326303\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">Husayn ibn Ali<\/a>, a political and religious figure in Islam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A story posted by the hackers included audio of Tr\u1ecbnh Th\u1ecb Ng\u1ecd, also known as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/reel\/2085571912343151\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">\u201cHanoi Hannah,\u201d<\/a> a Vietnamese radio personality known for releasing English-language broadcasts during the Vietnam War. Ng\u1ecd delivered three broadcasts a day during the war, written by the North Vietnamese Defense Ministry\u2019s propaganda department and aimed at American troops to demoralize and frighten them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The audio was posted with a caption in Arabic that roughly translates to \u201cThis is your fate if you get close to the Middle East.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another story, which appeared to be directly after the \u201cHanoi Hannah\u201d audio, was an edit of Ali Larijani, a prominent Iranian national security official, with a caption in Arabic that roughly translates to \u201cI set foot in America.\u201d Larijani died in mid-March 2026 in an Israeli military airstrike during the Iran war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As well as the other two stories, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo?fbid=1322686319992974&amp;set=pcb.1322686363326303\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">hackers posted<\/a> a photo of <i>Game of Thrones<\/i> character Jon Snow during an episode titled Battle of the Bastards, with a graphic that included Arabic text reading \u201cAbu Al-Ahmar Army,\u201d or \u201cArmy of the Red One,\u201d and text underneath that roughly translates to \u201cban the accounts of the haters.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bentivegna did not address the hack on Instagram but did post on his Facebook on Sunday around 8:30 p.m. EST, saying that \u201cappropriate teams\u201d were working to regain access to the account and resolve the issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf you receive any direct messages, requests, links or unusual posts from that account, please do not engage with them,\u201d Bentivegna wrote in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CMSSFofficial\/posts\/pfbid032PpuYpGtuHFnADsvbzqxRgyaN3WQzSPhgknNvhfGVhC2sXhMNMFVHQJerihp3TuWl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">Facebook post<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cExperiences like this are a good reminder that cybersecurity isn\u2019t just an issue for organizations, it\u2019s something we all deal with in our daily lives,\u201d Bentivegna added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The hackers also targeted former President Barack Obama\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo?fbid=1322880326640240&amp;set=a.405449955049953\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">White House Instagram account<\/a>, posting the same image of Imam Ali holding the Zulfiqar sword, as well as stories, with one being a photo of Qasem Soleimani, an Iranian military officer killed in January 2020 in a U.S. drone strike, with a caption in Arabic that roughly translates to \u201cThe White House is under Shiites\u2019 control.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The hacks follow the recent reports received by military officials of service members\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2026\/05\/28\/us-troops-are-reportedly-being-targeted-using-location-data-pentagon-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">commercial location data<\/a> being used by adversaries to target personnel deployed to war zones. 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