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ARTICLE · 14 JANUARY 2015

Another High Profile Cyber Security Breach Demonstrates Need For Cyber Diligence

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The Twitter account belonging to the Untied States Central Command was apparently infiltrated by ISIS sympathizers on Monday.

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In the most recent example among a growing list of high profile cyber security breaches, the Twitter account belonging to the Untied States Central Command ("Centcom"), one of the symbols of U.S. military might, was apparently infiltrated by ISIS sympathizers on Monday.  The Twitter feed, usually home to information about the ongoing war overseas to irradiate ISIS, among other strategic military activities carried out by the United States of America around the globe, was temporarily transformed into into a sounding board for anti-American threats and other propaganda as a consequence of the intrusion.  A screen shot of the way that the hackers transformed the otherwise patriotic site is below:

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