Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- January 13, 2015



Daily Mail: 'Watch your back, American soldiers, we are coming': ISIS hacks US Central Command during Obama security speech leaking dozens of files and personal details of 4-star generals

* The Twitter site of the military's U.S. Central Command 'hacked' by ISIS
* The hackers retitled the Twitter page 'CyberCaliphate' with an underline that said 'i love you isis.'
* Threats posted that read 'American soldiers, we are coming, watch your back'
* Pentagon official confirmed that the attack was taken seriously 'at the highest levels'
* 'This is not something we're messing around with,' the official said
* Other postings appeared to list names and phone numbers of top military personnel
* Maps that showed the location of suspected North Korean nuclear sites also posted
* War game scenarios for conflicts with China and Iran leaked online
* Two ISIS militant videos were posted on the YouTube site of CentCom
* A White House official told DailyMail.com the incident is 'a complete embarrassment that has the EOP [Executive Office of the President] freaking out.'

WNU Editor: Posting names, addresses, and phone numbers of 4-star generals. War game scenarios posted. Maps that show suspected locations of North Korean nuclear sites. One has to wonder what else do they have .... that is why I am not surprised to be reading reports that the White House is "freaking out"

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- January 13, 2015

US Centcom Twitter account hacked by pro-IS group -- BBC

Pentagon to probe breach of retired officers’ personal information in Twitter hack -- Washington Times

FBI investigating 'ISIS' hack of military accounts -- The Hill

EUCOM, AFRICOM keep cyber vigilance after CENTCOM hack -- Stars and Stripes

Twitter Hacking Gives Pentagon a Black Eye -- Time

9,000 US federal facilities vulnerable to cyber threats – govt report -- RT

Was British ISIS fanatic who hacked Tony Blair’s Gmail account behind cyber attack on US Central Command’s Twitter page? -- Daily Mail

Now It Is CENTCOM: But It Is Just the Tip of the Iceberg -- Rebecca Abrahams, Huffington Post

Russia will develop new defense plan for 2016-2020 -- ITAR-TASS

NATO Faces Heightened Aggression With Russia’s New Military Doctrine -- IBTimes

Russia to Reinforce Military Groupings in Crimea, Kaliningrad, Arctic -- Sputnik

Russia to Reconstruct 10 Military Airfields in Arctic by Year's End -- Sputnik

Russia to Merge Air, Space Forces in 2015: Defense Ministry -- Sputnik

Russia to Face 'Certain Difficulties' in Arms Purchases in 2015 -- Sputnik

Russia Sends France Formal Inquiry on Non-Delivery of Mistral Warship -- Sputnik

Indian Navy Has 41 Ships, Submarines Under Construction: Navy Chief Dhowan -- Defense World

A new US arms embargo on Turkey? -- Burak Bekdil, Hurriyet Daily News

UK Bolsters Falkland Defenses to Counter Argentine Air Ambitions -- Defense News

Japan boosts defense spending to counter China’s island claims -- Stars and Strips/Bloomberg

North Korea drastically shortens preparation time for missile launches — media -- ITAR-TASS

Imagery: North Korean Submarine Houses Missile Tubes -- Defense Tech

US, South Korean navies kick off anti-submarine warfare drill -- Stars and Stripes

F-35 in new dogfight over Chinese, Russian stealth technology -- Jamie Seidel, Daily Telegraph

Pentagon Refuses to Verify $300 Million a Year in Afghanistan Is Spent Properly -- Fiscal Times

Report: DOD wants Marine force to stay at Spain base -- Stars and Stripes

Pentagon Still Pushing To Retire A-10 and Close Bases -- DoD Buzz

Army Rejects M9A3 Proposal, Opts for New Pistol
-- Military.com

Drones at CES: Sky's the Limit -- Military.com

New military vehicles twice as fast -- CNN (Video)

Hagel Setting Out On Last Trip as Defense Secretary -- DoD Buzz

Pentagon sets up new POW-MIA office -- FOX News/AP

Pentagon slow to address soldier mistreatment in Army WTUs -- The Hill

After Charlie, security and intelligence reform in a world of big data -- The Hill

Gen. Dempsey: ISIL Will 'Collapse Under Its Own Contradictions' -- CNS News

America Failed at Building Up the Iraqi Army Back in the ’50s -- Joseph Trevithick, War Is Boring

CIA bides its time -- Reuel Marc Gerecht, Washington Examiner

Editorial: A Great, New US Navy Concept -- Defense News

How 'Smart Guns' Could Eventually Help Shape US Foreign Policy -- Pierre Bienaimé, Business Insider

5 comments:

James said...

Freaking out, really!?!?

War News Updates Editor said...

The hack attack took away President Obama's major announcement yesterday on cyber security and future web regulations. His message got drowned out .... that is why the White House is upset.

D.Plowman said...

I'm very curious...

What... Da... Fuck... Was all that confidential material doing on, err, ... Twitter?

So am I missing something here? How does the CC Twitter contain apparently so much confidential material, and for what purpose is it out there, on... err... Twitter!?!?

War News Updates Editor said...

I agree D. Plowman. How can you have personal confidential information (phone numbers and addresses of 4-star generals) and top secret maps on a Twitter account? Something is not right.

James said...

" Something is not right"
Bingo guys!