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>> ronan, it's not only the twitter account of centcom that has apparently been hacked but also centcom's youtube account as well. according to senior defense officials here the centcom twitter account has clearly been hacked. under the #cybercaliphate, sending messages such as american soldiers we're coming watch your back isis. we won't stop. we know everything about you, your wifs and children. they've also posted about a half dozen names various generals and their business phone numbers and addresses. officials here tell us the centcom twitter account and youtube account are not classified sites. so there's apparently who knows, but there's apparently at this point no threat to any classified information. but it's not clear what if anything centcom is able to do about it calls there indicate that everybody there is frantically trying to figure out how to deal with the situation, this hacking of the centcom twitter site has been going on for well over 20 25 minutes, ronan. >> brand-new kinds of security fears in this social media age. thank you so much jim miklaszewski. in france we're
>> ronan, it's not only the twitter account of centcom that has apparently been hacked but also centcom's youtube account as well. according to senior defense officials here the centcom twitter account has clearly been hacked. under the #cybercaliphate, sending messages such as american soldiers we're coming watch your back isis. we won't stop. we know everything about you, your wifs and children. they've also posted about a half dozen names various generals and their business phone...
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and today centcom is hacked. they say they're isis sympathizers. who knows? they're saying police officers are in jeopardy. and it's my understanding that in new york city now police officers have been advised to not be sitting idly in a car together, that one needs to be on the outside of the car. >> now they're starting to think smart. the hatchet attack was a perfect example of four great guys heroes that go to work every day and strap on a badge and risk their life. but they were a bit comfortable. and law enforcement needs to start thinking about this the same way as contractors or military personnel when they're in country with a war going on. law enforcement needs betside man -- they need to have a realistic idea of if there's four guys three guys have that bedside manner with the population, the fourth guy needs to be on alert. and you can be on alert and not be nasty to the public. but you definitely need to realize that, look just in the past six months, hatchet attacks, cars running over guys guys walking right up and shooting somebody point-blank
and today centcom is hacked. they say they're isis sympathizers. who knows? they're saying police officers are in jeopardy. and it's my understanding that in new york city now police officers have been advised to not be sitting idly in a car together, that one needs to be on the outside of the car. >> now they're starting to think smart. the hatchet attack was a perfect example of four great guys heroes that go to work every day and strap on a badge and risk their life. but they were a...
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the hacking of centcom's twitter account wasn't just bad for centcom.so wasn't particularly good for twitter. so how bad is it for twitter and what is the company doing to mitigate the risk? for that part of the story julia boorstin. >> high, tyler. isis taking other centcom's twitter page was not twitter's fault. twitter servers were not breached. but rather it was the result of hacking of centcom's password. twitter is constantly working with companies and organizations to encourage them to protect themselves. urging the adoption of two factor authentication and verified accounts which confirm that the person setting up an account is indeed who they say they are. twitter also urges companies and organizations to keep a list of who has account passwords to change passwords every one to three months and to use password management tools like last pass and one password. now, a number of twitter accounts have been hacked over the years. burger king and jeeps were famously hacked two years ago. there is no indication that those hacks are discouraging compan
the hacking of centcom's twitter account wasn't just bad for centcom.so wasn't particularly good for twitter. so how bad is it for twitter and what is the company doing to mitigate the risk? for that part of the story julia boorstin. >> high, tyler. isis taking other centcom's twitter page was not twitter's fault. twitter servers were not breached. but rather it was the result of hacking of centcom's password. twitter is constantly working with companies and organizations to encourage...
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centcom's youtube site was compromised at the same time. the hackers posted pro-isis propaganda videos showing firesry scenes of isis training. among the other threatening tweets the hackers warned northwestern soldiers, we are coming watch your lack. they went on to say they know where their spouses and children are greta. as president obama talks about cyber security hackers take over central command's twitter page. >> we are coming watch your back. that message left today on the twitter feed for u.s. central command. most disturbing with were the personal details that the hackers published of u.s. army commanders. we are still examining and investigating the extent of this incident. >> how vulnerable are we to a cyber pearl harbor? >> cyber can be incredibly destructive it can be disruptive. it can disrupt and it can destroy. >> pretty significant difference weep what is a large data breach and the hacking of a twitter account. >> one of the tweets said isis is already here. we are in your pc's in each military base. >> and the news of i
centcom's youtube site was compromised at the same time. the hackers posted pro-isis propaganda videos showing firesry scenes of isis training. among the other threatening tweets the hackers warned northwestern soldiers, we are coming watch your lack. they went on to say they know where their spouses and children are greta. as president obama talks about cyber security hackers take over central command's twitter page. >> we are coming watch your back. that message left today on the...
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but clearly, isis is having a bit of fun at centcom's expense. in fact, the official centcom twitter page right now says i love you isis. and talks about the siper caliphate. they're working through twitter to shut down the account. but we also just have word that the centcom youtube page has been hacked, also. apparently by the same hackers and posting propaganda videos you should centcom's official youtube page. >> this is far more than a joke. clearly, they have access to some files. the question is how deeply they have been able to penetrate and what kind of material have they received. >> reporter: very threatening messages to soldiers saying, we know everything about your wives, children your home information. it is a very threatening tone in these posts and it is not a joke, no. and not being taken as a joke. >> jennifer, thank you. keep us updated. >>> so u.s. intelligence officials are closely working with france to try to learn everything they can about the terrorists who killed the 17 people in paris as disturbing new threats are made
but clearly, isis is having a bit of fun at centcom's expense. in fact, the official centcom twitter page right now says i love you isis. and talks about the siper caliphate. they're working through twitter to shut down the account. but we also just have word that the centcom youtube page has been hacked, also. apparently by the same hackers and posting propaganda videos you should centcom's official youtube page. >> this is far more than a joke. clearly, they have access to some files....
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central command or centcom. hackers who claim to support the islamic state infiltrated centcom's twitter account and youtube channel posting several disturbing tweets and videos. the pentagon and the white house call it a prank and not necessarily a security breach. >> i can tell you this is something that we're obviously looking into and something we take seriously. however, just a note of caution to folks as they're covering the story, it's a significant difference between what is a large data breach and the hacking of a twitter account. >> cyber security analyst and founder of safe life morgan let's talk about this in two different sections. technically what it takes to do something like this and symbolically what it means. the inference from the white house is technically it's not that difficult to do. how hard is it to hack into a twitter account or a youtube page for centcom? >> look. and welcome back. >> thank you. >> when you don't implement the proper security measures when you don't have what's called
central command or centcom. hackers who claim to support the islamic state infiltrated centcom's twitter account and youtube channel posting several disturbing tweets and videos. the pentagon and the white house call it a prank and not necessarily a security breach. >> i can tell you this is something that we're obviously looking into and something we take seriously. however, just a note of caution to folks as they're covering the story, it's a significant difference between what is a...
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a centcom spokesperson said a centcom is stilllooking into the attacks but its initial assessment ist no classified information was posted. white house secretary josh earnest said the administration takes the attack seriously and is looking into them. >> a note of caution to folks as they're covering this story, this is a pretty significant difference between what is a large data breach and the hacking of a twitter account. so we're still examining and investigating the extent of this incident, but i don't have any information beyond that for you. >> reporter: and, liz, we should point out the attacks began about 15 minutes after the president gave a major speech today on cybersecurity. back to you. liz: we're going to show something right here on the screen. in the name of allah, the most gracious, the most merciful, quote: the cyber caliphate continues its cyber jihad. here's another one and, again, these are coming just days after 17 people were slaughtered in france. and here it is: we know everything, you saw that about you, your wives and your children. watch your back. america
a centcom spokesperson said a centcom is stilllooking into the attacks but its initial assessment ist no classified information was posted. white house secretary josh earnest said the administration takes the attack seriously and is looking into them. >> a note of caution to folks as they're covering this story, this is a pretty significant difference between what is a large data breach and the hacking of a twitter account. so we're still examining and investigating the extent of this...
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. >> centcom's twitter feed hacked purportedly by isis. president obama opens up the taxpayers wallet with his plan for free education. >> community colleges should be free for those who want to work for it. >> ann coulter has details. >>> and he's back, mitt romney has reportedly added his name to the long list of republicans eyeing the presidency. so will marco rubio be next? the florida senator is here to tell us about his 2016 aspirations. >> you have the green light. your call, over. >>> and the father of american sniper chris kyle is here with an exclusive interview you don't want to miss. >> you never get over it. you learn to live with it. >> "hannity" starts right here, right now. >>> welcome to "hannity". this is a fox news alert. disturbing news out of washington. united states central command's twitter and youtube accounts were hacked earlier today by isis cyber terrorists. standing by in washington with all the news for today and what it means for national security is fox's own jennifer griffin. jennifer. >> sean, the cyber ha
. >> centcom's twitter feed hacked purportedly by isis. president obama opens up the taxpayers wallet with his plan for free education. >> community colleges should be free for those who want to work for it. >> ann coulter has details. >>> and he's back, mitt romney has reportedly added his name to the long list of republicans eyeing the presidency. so will marco rubio be next? the florida senator is here to tell us about his 2016 aspirations. >> you have the...
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>> we're on social media centcom's on snapchat. andrea, is this necessary? is for them to have a twitter account but you didn't keep reading because it said "and selfies." [laughter] yeah. i think this is pretty embarrassing. >> oh, man. >> it really is embarrassing. and it's on heels of another embarrassing misstep which was missing paris. >> yeah. >> and missing that march. it just -- i know these things are intentional when it comes to radical islam, however, this kind of thing just makes us -- >> i like, i would like a government job where you just sit and tweet all day and put stuff up on pinterest or instagram, that'd be a fun job. >> for centcom? does sexy stuff happen there? >> i don't know if you guys caught it last night but she had this tech expert ted kennedy -- >> any relation? >> david kennedy. >> and if your husband had married and taken your name -- anyway, let's move on. what he said was the terror groups are campaigning for people that have good expertise expertise -- big tarring itsgetstargets. you're going to see a lot of terrorist groups
>> we're on social media centcom's on snapchat. andrea, is this necessary? is for them to have a twitter account but you didn't keep reading because it said "and selfies." [laughter] yeah. i think this is pretty embarrassing. >> oh, man. >> it really is embarrassing. and it's on heels of another embarrassing misstep which was missing paris. >> yeah. >> and missing that march. it just -- i know these things are intentional when it comes to radical islam,...
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>> ronan, it's not only the twitter account of centcom that has apparently been hacked but also centcom'scials here the centcom twitter account has clearly been hacked. under the #cybercaliphate, sending
>> ronan, it's not only the twitter account of centcom that has apparently been hacked but also centcom'scials here the centcom twitter account has clearly been hacked. under the #cybercaliphate, sending
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centcom directs all activity at the middle east and africa. the centcom says, on behalf of allah, the most merciful. posted names of ufs generals u.s. generals and e-mail addresses associated with them. centcom general has been hacked also. >>> let's go to the latest from al jazeera's rosalyn jordan, in washington d.c. give us more about what happened here. >> well this apparently started just about 90 minutes ago. and it went on for approximately 40 minutes or so, and that's when both the youtube and the twitter accounts for centcom were disabled. military officials are saying that they are aware that there was some kind of compromise of both social media accounts and that they're taking steps to try prevent this from happening again. it's important to remind our viewers, felicity that both youtube and twitter are commercial accounts. pretty much anyone around the world can establish an account on either or both websites. and the security is not known to be in particularly robust. so it's perhaps not surprising, that something of this sort wo
centcom directs all activity at the middle east and africa. the centcom says, on behalf of allah, the most merciful. posted names of ufs generals u.s. generals and e-mail addresses associated with them. centcom general has been hacked also. >>> let's go to the latest from al jazeera's rosalyn jordan, in washington d.c. give us more about what happened here. >> well this apparently started just about 90 minutes ago. and it went on for approximately 40 minutes or so, and that's...
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not end zoney, centcom. is just how much information on our military did isis get? look, i'm stuart varney in for neil cavuto and this is "your world." american soldiers, we are coming, watch your back. the message left on the twitter feed for u.s. central command, included details information on american generals and their families and what looks like a screen shot from a web cam inside a military facility. the potential fallout in a moment. first, jennifer griffin at the messenger on how all this went down. jennifer? >> stuart, the cyberhack attack hit the centcom twitter can't an
not end zoney, centcom. is just how much information on our military did isis get? look, i'm stuart varney in for neil cavuto and this is "your world." american soldiers, we are coming, watch your back. the message left on the twitter feed for u.s. central command, included details information on american generals and their families and what looks like a screen shot from a web cam inside a military facility. the potential fallout in a moment. first, jennifer griffin at the messenger...
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seemingly more sinister was what was posted on centcom's twitter page. this appears to be confident of former members. the hackers had gotten into the system's service. the white house was playing that down. >> this is something we are looking into. this is something we take seriously. a note of caution to folks covering this story. there is a significant difference between what is a large data breach and the hacking of a twitter account. >> with less than perfect timing before the hackers coming to light, barack obama was speaking about the importance of cyber security. >> i am laying out new proposals of how we can keep secrets in the information age while protecting the values we cherish. >> this is the centcom youtube account. munication is vital to the -- communication is vital to the organization. the page is still them. >> was it an embarrassing incident or something more serious? 10,000 more troops will be on the streets of france by tuesday night in a bid to stop another terror attack. the forces will be joining 5000 police which are sent to pro
seemingly more sinister was what was posted on centcom's twitter page. this appears to be confident of former members. the hackers had gotten into the system's service. the white house was playing that down. >> this is something we are looking into. this is something we take seriously. a note of caution to folks covering this story. there is a significant difference between what is a large data breach and the hacking of a twitter account. >> with less than perfect timing before the...
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these were designed to put out news about the events at centcom, accomplishments of centcom, that sort of thing. it's operated -- i assume it's operated by the pr team not by anybody with access to classified material. so they're saying at this point, nothing there that was compromised, that's anything a danger. >> very interesting, developing story because a lot of extremists have been using social media to reach out and radicalize and things like that. we'll be watching that very closely. eamon, thanks so much. appreciate it. >> you bet. >>> switch gears a little bit, taxes, taxes, taxes. the plan to help the middle class and what it means for the wealthy. new york mayor's bill de blasio revamping corporate taxes. plus, california is planning a sweeping tax overhaul to rake in billions. we'll talk about what's at stake. plus, get ready for earnings season, it's back. traders dealing with the most volatility in the stock market that we've seen in months. we have your step-by-step guide on how to play it in the weeks ahead with the dow now down 111 points. ♪ ♪ ♪ first impressions are i
these were designed to put out news about the events at centcom, accomplishments of centcom, that sort of thing. it's operated -- i assume it's operated by the pr team not by anybody with access to classified material. so they're saying at this point, nothing there that was compromised, that's anything a danger. >> very interesting, developing story because a lot of extremists have been using social media to reach out and radicalize and things like that. we'll be watching that very...
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twitter taken down its account for centcom and youtube taken the centcom channel down. on twitter the hackers posted messages like, american soldiers, we are coming, watch your back. isis is already here. we're in your pcs in each military base. they posted documents with personal information about officers including names addresses and phone numbers and they posted photographs on youtube. they posted jihadist videos. the hackers said they were part after cyber caliphate. eight his daily briefing still ongoing white house press secretary josh ernest was asked about the hack. >> i can tell you something this is something we're obviously looking into and something we take seriously. a note of caution to folks as they're covering the story. this is pretty significant difference between what is a, a large data breach, and the hacking of a twitter account. >> and just to follow up on that, so far it does not appear that these hackers have gotten into central command's actual computer networks melissa. back to you. melissa: peter wow, thank you so much. ironically the cyber s
twitter taken down its account for centcom and youtube taken the centcom channel down. on twitter the hackers posted messages like, american soldiers, we are coming, watch your back. isis is already here. we're in your pcs in each military base. they posted documents with personal information about officers including names addresses and phone numbers and they posted photographs on youtube. they posted jihadist videos. the hackers said they were part after cyber caliphate. eight his daily...
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they cannot get into centcom computers. that would be extraordinary if they could, a miracle in fact. but the fact is these people are capable of carrying on propaganda on the internet as well as recruiting and the rest of it. and we are at war with them in cyberspace. the fact that they did so well on those execution tapes. it was a shock just as it was a shock for the french those attacks in paris. they're getting more sophisticated, not less. >> josh earnest just walked into the briefing room. he's making some preliminary announcements once he starts taking reporter questions i want to listen in. >> over the course of the briefing today. however before we do let me note something else important that happened. house republicans put forward department of education funding through the end of 2015. they're unveiled plans to muck around the legislation to protect our ports and or borders, bolsters cyber security coordinates with state and local authorities to improve our counter terrorism and yes it enforces the immigration l
they cannot get into centcom computers. that would be extraordinary if they could, a miracle in fact. but the fact is these people are capable of carrying on propaganda on the internet as well as recruiting and the rest of it. and we are at war with them in cyberspace. the fact that they did so well on those execution tapes. it was a shock just as it was a shock for the french those attacks in paris. they're getting more sophisticated, not less. >> josh earnest just walked into the...
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you all have bigger stories than the hacking of centcom.t we are concentrating on the bigger issues as well. thanks to both of you. >> thank you. >>> still to come in the "newsroom," anti-semitism fears are leading many jews living in france to reconsider what nation they call home and potentially move to israel. but if jews flee france doesn't that mean the terrorists win? we'll talk about that next. and even piano tuners were just as simple? thanks to angie's list now it is. we've made hiring anyone from a handyman to a dog walker as simple as a few clicks. buy their services directly at angieslist.com no more calling around. no more hassles. start shopping from a list of top-rated providers today. angie's list is revolutionizing local service again. visit angieslist.com today. hi, i'm jay farner, president of quicken loans. and we're here in detroit with our amazing team members. the best part about working with quicken loans is that you have a mortgage expert on the other line that's always gonna find out the best possible solution. we
you all have bigger stories than the hacking of centcom.t we are concentrating on the bigger issues as well. thanks to both of you. >> thank you. >>> still to come in the "newsroom," anti-semitism fears are leading many jews living in france to reconsider what nation they call home and potentially move to israel. but if jews flee france doesn't that mean the terrorists win? we'll talk about that next. and even piano tuners were just as simple? thanks to angie's list now...
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central command, also known as centcom. they hijacked those accounts and plastered them with terrorist training pictures and videos. unbelievable. they made threats to u.s. military personnel and families releasing personal information on some high ranking officials. trace gallagher's live with all the details of this ridiculously horrible story that happened this afternoon. trace, good to have you with us. >> and martha the first sign of a breach happened early this afternoon when up popped the words on centcom's twitter page saying, i love isis, the rogue tweets included statements like isis is already here and threats against u.s. troops saying "we know everything about your wives and children," and "watch your back." the hackers also posted personal details about top commanders including e-mails and social security numbers though much of that information was apparently outdated or publicly available online. the centcom youtube site was also hacked playing isis propaganda videos with images of terrorist fighters. now, it
central command, also known as centcom. they hijacked those accounts and plastered them with terrorist training pictures and videos. unbelievable. they made threats to u.s. military personnel and families releasing personal information on some high ranking officials. trace gallagher's live with all the details of this ridiculously horrible story that happened this afternoon. trace, good to have you with us. >> and martha the first sign of a breach happened early this afternoon when up...
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based on comments from the pentagon today and other sources centcom personnel used weak password for its twitter account and failed to take simple extra security steps that would have made it a lot harder to hack. the pentagon said today it has begun to change and toughen password for 50 social media accounts operated just by the office of the secretary of defense. the defense department set up thousands of social media sites, twitter and youtube and others at operations like centcom which itself is looking for a, looking at new protections for its sites. today the president announced additional proposals to strengthen cybersecurity and said the hacks at centcom emphasized the need to act. >> just yesterday we saw the hack of a military twitter account and youtube channel. no military operations were impacted. so far it appears no classified information was released but the investigation is ongoing and it is a reminder that cyber threats are an urgent and growing danger >> and if centcom needs any good passwords i came up with this one. liz and dave rock@fbn. but you know what? , i t
based on comments from the pentagon today and other sources centcom personnel used weak password for its twitter account and failed to take simple extra security steps that would have made it a lot harder to hack. the pentagon said today it has begun to change and toughen password for 50 social media accounts operated just by the office of the secretary of defense. the defense department set up thousands of social media sites, twitter and youtube and others at operations like centcom which...
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centcom has terminated that site. now, two of the twitter posts included links to slides showing scenarios for conflict with north korea and china. lauren? >> susan mcginnis in washington thank you for the latest on that. >>> and coming up on the "morning news," emotional aftermath. dash cam video captures a montana police officer breaking down in tears after fatally shooting an unarmed man. this is the "cbs morning news." >>> this portion of "cbs morning news" sponsored by vagisil, the experts in intimate health. stops odor from happening for all day confidence. when you feel fresh all day you feel confident. vagisil. your intimate health experts. ♪ before fibromyalgia, i was active. i kept on top of things. i was energetic. then the chronic, widespread pain drained my energy. my doctor and i agreed moving more helps ease fibromyalgia pain. she also prescribed lyrica. for some patients, lyrica significantly relieves fibromyalgia pain and improves physical function. with less pain i feel better. lyrica may cause serio
centcom has terminated that site. now, two of the twitter posts included links to slides showing scenarios for conflict with north korea and china. lauren? >> susan mcginnis in washington thank you for the latest on that. >>> and coming up on the "morning news," emotional aftermath. dash cam video captures a montana police officer breaking down in tears after fatally shooting an unarmed man. this is the "cbs morning news." >>> this portion of...
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centcom was apparently hacked. the u.s. military central command for u.s. operations against forces like isis in iraq and syria, also the war in afghanistan. this hack indicated someone has burrowed inside military computers. it revealed information about top u.s. generals among others. our report tonight from our pentagon correspondent jim miklaszewski. >> reporter: in military terms it was a cyber ambush. without warning an unknown group with the hashtag cyber caliphate hijacked the twitter and youtube accounts of the military central command. for 30 minutes the hackers whose message included "i love isis" took control and tweeted threatening messages on centcom's feed. american soldiers we are coming, said one message, watch your back. and posted isis propaganda videos on youtube. >> this really does embarrass the department of defense in the sense it can't even secure its own publicly available website. >> reporter: the hackers also posted names and phone numbers of high ranking generals which are for official use only. but defense officials insist that
centcom was apparently hacked. the u.s. military central command for u.s. operations against forces like isis in iraq and syria, also the war in afghanistan. this hack indicated someone has burrowed inside military computers. it revealed information about top u.s. generals among others. our report tonight from our pentagon correspondent jim miklaszewski. >> reporter: in military terms it was a cyber ambush. without warning an unknown group with the hashtag cyber caliphate hijacked the...
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this was not centcom servers. this was not a data breach.cern is this or is it an embarrassment for centcom? >> it's an embarrassment for centcom but also a shot for people that use social media. they accumulating public information, broke into a social media account and posted it. for most people that's not a big deal. here they were doing so for political reasons and they got the white house press secretary to actually address this issue. so they were able to raise awareness and able to get publicity for their cause. >> how can investigators follow the mouse trail or cyberfootprint to discover if this was isis or isis supporters because the fact it sounds like language of a 13-year-old girl i love you, isis that's not the language isis typically uses. >> there are a couple things we've found out after doing basic research that many people can do. you're right. isis never calls themselves isis. we know that. we've been tracking that for months. the second thing is most hackers when they hack you know they have security between them so nobod
this was not centcom servers. this was not a data breach.cern is this or is it an embarrassment for centcom? >> it's an embarrassment for centcom but also a shot for people that use social media. they accumulating public information, broke into a social media account and posted it. for most people that's not a big deal. here they were doing so for political reasons and they got the white house press secretary to actually address this issue. so they were able to raise awareness and able to...
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it comes a day after centcom was hacked. ironically, that attack took place about the same time as president obama was delivering a speech about cyber security to the federal trade commission yesterday. >> if we're going to be connected, then we need to be protected. as americans, we shouldn't have to forfeit basic privacy when we go online to do our business. >> those accounts are back up and running this morning. while the administration has not officially said who is behind it the hackers posted pro-isis messages. one reading isis is already here we are in your pcs in each military base. chief pentagon correspondent jim miklaszewski joins me. as far as we can tell, it was limited to twitter and youtube? >> that's right. officials here in the pentagon and in the military do not consider this a serious hacking into a u.s. military website. after all, it was a social media site twitter and youtube. it contained no classified information, no military secrets whatsoever. the suspicion is because these websites are used thousan
it comes a day after centcom was hacked. ironically, that attack took place about the same time as president obama was delivering a speech about cyber security to the federal trade commission yesterday. >> if we're going to be connected, then we need to be protected. as americans, we shouldn't have to forfeit basic privacy when we go online to do our business. >> those accounts are back up and running this morning. while the administration has not officially said who is behind it...
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centcom's latest tweet calling it an act of vandalism. government views this as little more than a prank is government downplaying the threat? we're asking bill johnson from ohio. congressman, thank you for coming on the show. it's great to have you here again. i believe we've had you before. so this language that it's a prank. it gets under my skin. what's your reaction to that? you're an it professional. you've worked in the business. >> i certainly wouldn't call it a prank, but let's put it into context. the folks who conducted this hacking operation they did not get inside of centcom's classified or unclassified networks. gerri: right. >> and they didn't get to any government files. this is a twitter account, much like you would set up or i would set up. but here's what we have to understand. we need to be taking cyber security very very seriously across-the-board. if we don't understand how seriously damaging it would be for our adversaries to get inside of our national security networks our governmental networks, even our commercial
centcom's latest tweet calling it an act of vandalism. government views this as little more than a prank is government downplaying the threat? we're asking bill johnson from ohio. congressman, thank you for coming on the show. it's great to have you here again. i believe we've had you before. so this language that it's a prank. it gets under my skin. what's your reaction to that? you're an it professional. you've worked in the business. >> i certainly wouldn't call it a prank, but let's...
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this is what the centcom twitter feed looked like just before it got hacked.is. u.s. and partners attack isis in iraq and syria. pentagon says mosul will be a significant fight against isis. i can't imagine why they want to replace that with something else. there is significant news to report in the actual war with against isis and the story is next. . i better take something. theraflu severe cold doesn't treat chest congestion. really? new alka-seltzer plus day powder rushes relief to your worst cold symptoms plus chest congestion. [breath of relief] oh, what a relief it is. ♪ with the incredible fuel efficiency of 38 miles-per-gallon highway you can feel like royalty in the nissan altima. now, get great offers on the 38 mpg highway nissan altima. nissan innovation that excites. why do i take metamucil everyday? because it helps me skip the bad stuff. i'm good. that's what i like to call the meta effect. 4-in-1 multi-health metamucil now clinically proven to help you feel less hungry between meals. experience the meta effect with our new multi-health wellness
this is what the centcom twitter feed looked like just before it got hacked.is. u.s. and partners attack isis in iraq and syria. pentagon says mosul will be a significant fight against isis. i can't imagine why they want to replace that with something else. there is significant news to report in the actual war with against isis and the story is next. . i better take something. theraflu severe cold doesn't treat chest congestion. really? new alka-seltzer plus day powder rushes relief to your...
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it was afternoon centcom identified the account was hacked. the hackers and their affiliation have not been confirmed. it's important to say that. they did flood the accounts with the jihadist propaganda and publish what they came to be internal u.s. military documents which turn out to be addresses and names and addresses of military personnel and their families which is the most troubling thing but nothing classified brooke. >> we also now apparently have heard from twitter saying yes it was a hack. no more comment beyond that. joe johns you mentioned josh earnest talked about this in the white house briefing. this is exactly what he had to say. >> this is something we're obviously looking into and something we take seriously. however a note of caution of folks covering this story, this is a significant difference of what is a large data breach and the hacking of a twitter account. >> all right david. how significant is this? >> i think it is significant. while we may want to be cautious and can note this is a twitter t account and not class
it was afternoon centcom identified the account was hacked. the hackers and their affiliation have not been confirmed. it's important to say that. they did flood the accounts with the jihadist propaganda and publish what they came to be internal u.s. military documents which turn out to be addresses and names and addresses of military personnel and their families which is the most troubling thing but nothing classified brooke. >> we also now apparently have heard from twitter saying yes...
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but centcom said no cyber threat was posted. at the same time president obama was to speak before the federal trade commission on cyber security. >> if we are going to be connected, then we need to be protected. >> joining me now, major general brett williams, former united states cyber command official, and cory bennett, cyber official for the hill. you are reportedly associated with centcom's accounts. >> lawrence, the first thing i would have to say is we should really differentiate between a cyber attack and what occurred with centcom today. sony suffered a cyber attack. there was damage there in all sorts of ways. there is no indication that centcom proper was hacked in terms of any access to any military computers or any type of information like that. what happened here was somebody gained unauthorized access to a twitter account and a facebook account, and they were able to use it for their propaganda purposefully. i think it's important to differentiate and scale these types of things that happened in cyberspace, because
but centcom said no cyber threat was posted. at the same time president obama was to speak before the federal trade commission on cyber security. >> if we are going to be connected, then we need to be protected. >> joining me now, major general brett williams, former united states cyber command official, and cory bennett, cyber official for the hill. you are reportedly associated with centcom's accounts. >> lawrence, the first thing i would have to say is we should really...
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not end zoney, centcom. and the big question is just how much information on our military did isis get? look, i'm stuart varney in for neil cavuto and this is "your world." american soldiers, we are coming, watch your back. the message left on the twitter feed for u.s. central command, included details information on american generals and their families and what looks like a screen shot from a web cam inside a military facility. the potential fallout in a moment. first, jennifer griffin at the messenger on how all this went down. jennifer? >> stuart, the cyberhack attack hit the centcom twitter can't and youtube page at just about the same time the president was making remarks about cyber security. the official centcom twitter account had a beener that said "i love isis" and talked of a cyber caliphate. shot is photos that looked like they were taken from web cameras inside u.s. military bases. it took 40 minutes to halt the attack. one of the tweets said "isis is already here. we're in your pcs in each mili
not end zoney, centcom. and the big question is just how much information on our military did isis get? look, i'm stuart varney in for neil cavuto and this is "your world." american soldiers, we are coming, watch your back. the message left on the twitter feed for u.s. central command, included details information on american generals and their families and what looks like a screen shot from a web cam inside a military facility. the potential fallout in a moment. first, jennifer...
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isis sympathizers invaded centcom's twitter feed. this appeared on the feed.rns out to be untrue. keep in mind centcom is the central command center for the middle east. by 7:00 p.m. last night, centcom regained control of its twitter feed by saying we're back. back after an act of cybervandalism. experts say it wasn't all that serious but it sure was embarrassing. with me now to talk about this peter singer senior fellow for the new american foundation and jeffrey carr a senior security expert. good morning to both of you. so peter, how serious was this? >> it wasn't serious in terms of the actual hack itself. they didn't get into classified military networks. they didn't touch any important information that affected the actual operations. the information that they posted wasn't really anything important including one was a picture of a goat. so it didn't affect at the end of the day the military operation but it was embarrassing and that has significance in the information war fight that we have going against isis. it hits this narrative of the big guy, the
isis sympathizers invaded centcom's twitter feed. this appeared on the feed.rns out to be untrue. keep in mind centcom is the central command center for the middle east. by 7:00 p.m. last night, centcom regained control of its twitter feed by saying we're back. back after an act of cybervandalism. experts say it wasn't all that serious but it sure was embarrassing. with me now to talk about this peter singer senior fellow for the new american foundation and jeffrey carr a senior security...
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now, centcom has taken down that site. who knows if they're going to get it up anytime soon. but they do say they have the situation for the time being under control. >> more in a live report on the centcom social media breach in our next hour. >>> also check your smartphone for updates on nbc washington mobile app. >>> at 5:00 tonight, a fire causes a huge rush-hour ripple effect. >> we're staying on top of that breaking news in downtown d.c. fire has shut down the busy l'enphant plaza metro station. we're going to go back to that scene in just a moment. >>> a local family on edge to want. what police and firefighters discovered when they were called to this local house, and it wasn't what they expected. >> who would abandon a puppy in a parking lot? and then just take off? you can help this little dog and find the person who did it. >>> rail service halted after smoke insidhant plaza metro station. snitd's an absolute mess out there right now, and getting around is a challenge if you are relying on the green, yellow and blue lines. >> darcy spencer joins us now live from mt
now, centcom has taken down that site. who knows if they're going to get it up anytime soon. but they do say they have the situation for the time being under control. >> more in a live report on the centcom social media breach in our next hour. >>> also check your smartphone for updates on nbc washington mobile app. >>> at 5:00 tonight, a fire causes a huge rush-hour ripple effect. >> we're staying on top of that breaking news in downtown d.c. fire has shut down...
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so that, you know, you have more -- liz: centcom didn't even verify.the blue check where they have celebrities too. i mean, pharrell is verified, these guys weren't even verified. pete, let me challenge you a bit here. you say it's not twitter's fault, but if i use my credit card at home depot's store and that gets hacked, it's not my fault, is it? >> that's apples and oranges. for that kind of hack in home depot, there's a whole system that was compromised. there's a presumption of security when you hand someone your credit card. people know this is very sensitive information. if you're sharing very sensitive information on twitter, you're using it wrong. i mean, twitter is by its nature a public-facing entity. >> if i may -- liz: go ahead, tom. >> if i may, there's another reality here in that twitter has had a dark passenger for years, and many times hackers will use the urls or tweets of twitter to attack individuals who implicitly trust the brand or the persona behind the profile as illustrated -- liz: what'd you call them, a dark passenger? >> a
so that, you know, you have more -- liz: centcom didn't even verify.the blue check where they have celebrities too. i mean, pharrell is verified, these guys weren't even verified. pete, let me challenge you a bit here. you say it's not twitter's fault, but if i use my credit card at home depot's store and that gets hacked, it's not my fault, is it? >> that's apples and oranges. for that kind of hack in home depot, there's a whole system that was compromised. there's a presumption of...
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let's take centcom for example. that was basic account security. let's treat your social media accounts that may not be a bullet or tank. give me a laptop over a tank any day because i can do more with it. they have to start sharing information and intelligence between the private sector and government and find ways people can be better prepared. most attacks aren't because they want to make money. they're ideological and have terrorism objectives behind them and have to get serious about security right now. >> how important is it for companies to install security encryptions. every company uses the internet not to mention the sony hacking situation that happened. these companies are not protect their information. meanwhile, the jihadists are using encryptions in their social media propaganda. >> they're protecting their communications and makes it hard to identify for companies. there's data in motion and data at risk. you need encryption for both. sony was an example of very sensitive information not encrypted. they had a file called passwords th
let's take centcom for example. that was basic account security. let's treat your social media accounts that may not be a bullet or tank. give me a laptop over a tank any day because i can do more with it. they have to start sharing information and intelligence between the private sector and government and find ways people can be better prepared. most attacks aren't because they want to make money. they're ideological and have terrorism objectives behind them and have to get serious about...
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people just crowing about how they got inside centcom. >> let me add a couple things to that. these are public accounts. the tweets and youtube are not the classified networks that our military uses so this is embarrassing, but it is not a fundamental breach of national security. they've also been hacking into small newspapers around the country. it worries me that social media and certainly these magazines like "inspire," which is a magazine al awlaki are recruiting tools for the bad guys. we have to get better at using social media, penetrateing their sites, and counter narratives. let me say one other thing about aqap and isil and other groups. david is right about this. think in terms of the chart. not a top down command and control network. that's not what we have in terrorsprks inc. it is loosely based groups attached horizontally. turkey has had a very ambivalent policy about isil. finally, it's being more helpful in policing the border. what really worries about these affiliations to yemen is the bomb maker is still alive and well despite being on the u.s. most wanted
people just crowing about how they got inside centcom. >> let me add a couple things to that. these are public accounts. the tweets and youtube are not the classified networks that our military uses so this is embarrassing, but it is not a fundamental breach of national security. they've also been hacking into small newspapers around the country. it worries me that social media and certainly these magazines like "inspire," which is a magazine al awlaki are recruiting tools for...
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centcom temporarily suspended the twitter account. right now, mitt romney is in a stunning turn around insisting he is not rung for presidency one calls almost a certain run for the white house. they say the former governor is personally calling up former supporters, fund raisers and staff members to jump start his political team. among them current and former members of congress top business execs and influential advisers in new hampshire and i, what getting a call romney's 2012 running pate paul ryan who told nbc news he will not seek the presidency in 2016. he says quote, it is no secret that i have always thought mitt would make a great president." romney said his wife anne is very encouraging of a third bid and his potential campaign would run to the right of jeb bush. >> that is if jeb bush declares that he's running. >>> one person is dead dozens hospitalized after smoke filled a washington, d.c. subway station a. train was in the tunnel approaching the metro station just past 3:00 p.m. dozens were stuck inside the subway car a
centcom temporarily suspended the twitter account. right now, mitt romney is in a stunning turn around insisting he is not rung for presidency one calls almost a certain run for the white house. they say the former governor is personally calling up former supporters, fund raisers and staff members to jump start his political team. among them current and former members of congress top business execs and influential advisers in new hampshire and i, what getting a call romney's 2012 running pate...
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centcom is calling it cyber vandalism.ssified computer system. this morning centcom went back online posting a tweet suggesting that they are back. the white house was downplaying what is now being seen as the embarrassing propaganda coup for isis sympathizers. >> this is something that we're, obviously, looking into and something that we take seriously. however, just a note of caution to folks as they're covering this story, this is a pretty significant difference between what is a large data breach and the hacking of a twitter account. >> reporter: none theless, whoever hacked the account posted the real phone numbers and home addresses and personal information of the nation's top army commanders, and the fbi is now looking into this attack. so who did this? the initial signs suggest a group believed to be responsible for a recent hack take against a newspaper in albuquerque and a local tv station in salisbury maryland. that attack occurred last week. evidence left by the hackers suggests they had been following a folk g
centcom is calling it cyber vandalism.ssified computer system. this morning centcom went back online posting a tweet suggesting that they are back. the white house was downplaying what is now being seen as the embarrassing propaganda coup for isis sympathizers. >> this is something that we're, obviously, looking into and something that we take seriously. however, just a note of caution to folks as they're covering this story, this is a pretty significant difference between what is a large...
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. >>> cyber hackers hit centcom central command's twitter and youtube page.sentially covered it with pro-isis messages. peter barnes is in washington. i don't think it is that serious. i don't think it's a huge hack into the center of america's military operations. i don't think they got very much. i don't think they demonstrated any particular technical expertise. but i think i'm out on a him on this one. what say you? >> you're right, stuart talking to cybersecurity experts turns out this big hack from isis resulted from weak security by centcom for twitter and youtube accounts. "wall street journal" is reporting that centcom used weak passwords for twitter account. failed to take extra security steps that would make the hack a lot harder and get this, executed with a person's personal email address rather than than a government address which would have made it harder to hack. of the centcom said the accounts were on commercial servers not government servers a lot harder to hack. centcom says the networks were not compromised military networks and there was
. >>> cyber hackers hit centcom central command's twitter and youtube page.sentially covered it with pro-isis messages. peter barnes is in washington. i don't think it is that serious. i don't think it's a huge hack into the center of america's military operations. i don't think they got very much. i don't think they demonstrated any particular technical expertise. but i think i'm out on a him on this one. what say you? >> you're right, stuart talking to cybersecurity experts...
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. >> the centcom twitter page has been hack. >> it is responsible for the operational command directing the strategy of operations of some significant campaigns around the world. >> any classified information they have would be absolutely critical and devastating in released. >> we're still examining and investigating the extent of this incident. >> the official centcom youtube site began playing isis videos. >> watch your back, isis. we won't stop. we know everything about you, your wives, and your children. >> we shouldn't have to forfeit our basic privacy when we go online to do our business. >> good to have you with us tonight, folks. thanks for watching. i find it very disturbing. how far is this going to go? we start tonight with news here at home. central command's twitter and youtube accounts were hacked. how does that make you feel? the group described themselves as the cyber caliphate. the group warned of cyber jihad. they also posted contact information for a number of military officers. pentagon officials say the twitter and youtube accounts were not classified and none of t
. >> the centcom twitter page has been hack. >> it is responsible for the operational command directing the strategy of operations of some significant campaigns around the world. >> any classified information they have would be absolutely critical and devastating in released. >> we're still examining and investigating the extent of this incident. >> the official centcom youtube site began playing isis videos. >> watch your back, isis. we won't stop. we know...
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social media networks security is out of the hands of centcom. that's all about twitter and youtube. >> miller newton thank you very much. later this hour we're going to speak with a former white house cyber security coordinator with both president bush and president obama. >>> still ahead on "morning joe," nypd commissioner bill bratton will be here and then the always outspoken susie essman is back. she joins us at 8:30. if you have a question for susie and you don't mind a couple of f-bombs, tweet me at my twitter handle, @morningmika. we'll be right back. next. ♪♪ expected wait time: 55 minutes. your call is important to us. thank you for your patience. waiter! vo: in the nation, we know how it feels when you aren't treated like a priority. we do things differently. we'll take care of it. vo: we put members first... join the nation. thank you. ♪ nationwide is on your side ♪ startup-ny. it's working for new york state. already 55 companies are investing over $98 million dollars and creating over 2100 jobs. from long island to all across upstat
social media networks security is out of the hands of centcom. that's all about twitter and youtube. >> miller newton thank you very much. later this hour we're going to speak with a former white house cyber security coordinator with both president bush and president obama. >>> still ahead on "morning joe," nypd commissioner bill bratton will be here and then the always outspoken susie essman is back. she joins us at 8:30. if you have a question for susie and you don't...
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centcom has taken a hit by the enemy, not on the ground but online.entcom's twitter page. big block letter account suspended. it was suspended after reported isis sympathizers hacked it. hackers changed the top profile to this. you see the word cyber caliphate and also i love you isis. one listed private information about the members of the u.s. military. while reading, they tweeted we won't stop. we know everything about you, your wives and children. with me director
centcom has taken a hit by the enemy, not on the ground but online.entcom's twitter page. big block letter account suspended. it was suspended after reported isis sympathizers hacked it. hackers changed the top profile to this. you see the word cyber caliphate and also i love you isis. one listed private information about the members of the u.s. military. while reading, they tweeted we won't stop. we know everything about you, your wives and children. with me director
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. >>> the white house downplays the centcom kriber attack. >> the networks that were penetrated were commercial networks operated by a couple of social media outlets. >> what does yesterday's hacking really tell us about america's cybersecurity? hannity starts right now. >>> charlie hebdo have released their first cover since the deadly attack, and it features the so-called prophet muhammad. standing by with more in paris is fox's own rick leventhal. rick? >> reporter: sean a defiant and bold front page for the charlie hebdo, asserting their freedom of expression, even as the country's prime minister said serious and high risks remain. we're seeing new amateur footage of the two brothers who slaughtered a room full of people at that newspaper office. just after the shooting, calmly returning to their get jay way car shouting to anyone in the street they had avenged the prophet. and swapping out the magazines on their automatic rifles. we saw some of the 10,000 soldiers and 5,000 police now protecting this country's 700-plus jewish schools along with other sensitive sites. they're con
. >>> the white house downplays the centcom kriber attack. >> the networks that were penetrated were commercial networks operated by a couple of social media outlets. >> what does yesterday's hacking really tell us about america's cybersecurity? hannity starts right now. >>> charlie hebdo have released their first cover since the deadly attack, and it features the so-called prophet muhammad. standing by with more in paris is fox's own rick leventhal. rick? >>...