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.