Matthew 24:7 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places.
Editor’s Note: In May 2011, the Wall Street Journal published an article titled “Pentagon: Cyber Attacks Can Count as Acts of War.” The article began, “The Pentagon has concluded that computer sabotage coming from another country can constitute an act of war, a finding that for the first time opens the door for the U.S. to respond using traditional military force.”
And now, we have a cyber war.
A group calling themselves Cyber Caliphate and expressing their support for ISIS has taken over the Twiiter and YouTube accounts of the United States Central Command Monday.
The group used the hack to post their own images and statement of support for the terrorist group. They also posted Pentagon documents, army rosters and even the home addresses of military generals.
The hack took place on the same day that President Obama was introducing new legislation aimed at enhancing cybersecurity.
While the actual method of the hack has not been determined, cyber security experts believe it was likely a phishing attack against the person who heads CENTCOM’s social media account. Phishing is when an e-mail is sent with an attachment that will return the passwords saved on a computer to a hacker.
CENTCOM confirmed the hack but would provide no other information to the press.
The White House downplayed the incident.
“There’s a pretty significant difference between what is a large data breach, and the hacking of a Twitter account,” White House spokesman Josh Earnest told reporters.
