Exactly how it happened remains to be seen, but a pro-ISIS group managed to take control of Centcom’s Twitter and YouTube accounts earlier today, putting out pro-ISIS messages until they were taken down by the companies in question.
The FBI is being charged with investigating what is being called a “hacking” attack but could just as easily amount to Centcom having had a predictable password that somebody managed to guess.
Given the FBI’s eagerness in blowing the Sony Pictures hack out of proportion, it is likely they’ll similarly take the Centcom account losses as far as they possibly can, and a fairly basic incident of “cybervandalism” will likely become “terrorism” in short order.
Centcom is insisting that none of their operational military networks were impacted by the incident, and experts say the incident is likely to be the first of many attempts by militant groups to expand their capabilities.
Although I fail to see how posting messages- even on a "hacked" account- could be in any way considered as terrorism, unless we're just pretty much going to throw away any and all definitions and just have it mean anything at any given time.
Obviously, then, the fact that my Little Caesar's Hot-n-Ready pizza wasn't up to snuff is clearly terrorism since the unmistakeable intent was to weaken my body and mind thereby making me an easier target for other forms of terrorism up to and including the viewing of soft drink commercials after which they know I'll feel an uncontrollable urge to buy a Coke or Pepsi product, and since it's well-proven that drinking these isn't conducive to a healthy diet, I'll be even more weakened. It's insidious, I tell you- INSIDIOUS.
"…and just have it mean anything at any given time."
You mean like when they use the term "HERO"?
The Islamic State and its real followers never use the acronym ISIS for Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. In their mind the Islamic State is not confined to the borders of Iraq and Syria. It is universal and has no geographical limits. Any real follower of the Islamic State will know this.
The "hackers" also posted some photo depicting a view down the neckline of a voluptuous woman. Islamic State followers would not do such – at least not in any public representation. For them it is a sin to even view such a pic. https://twitter.com/EjmAlrai/status/5547115523190…
This is just getting comical. Is any genius going to lose his job over this. Nope, I bet he'll get promoted.
Do you know how much over reach there is when vandalized twitter and YouTube accounts make lead stories? How did we get to this point? Who is stating the obvious: so what!? The local traffic fatality is dozens off times more important. The only thing that makes it important is the over reach claiming its important.
Depends…if the intent of the response to the non-issue is to ramp up the fear and loathing of the "bad guys" so TPTB can more easily justify removing more of the rights and "freedoms", then to TPTB it's pretty friggin' important. They have an agenda and nothing will deter them their goals…yet.
See we told ya that we need more restrictions and control on the internet and every form of communications or the extremists,the terrorists,those who hate our freedom and our values,the fanatics,the "Islamists',the Islamic,the "Moslems", would win?!
Weird that Centcom feels the need to have a Twitter account in the first place.