Newsweek Twitter account hacked by 'Cybercaliphate'

Published February 10, 2015
Screengrab showing the Newsweek Twitter account after it was hacked.
Screengrab showing the Newsweek Twitter account after it was hacked.

WASHINGTON: Newsweek magazine's Twitter account was the victim of hackers on Tuesday who posted an image of an Islamic militant's kerchief-covered head and the words “Je suis IS,” a dual reference to Islamic State and the French magazine Charlie Hebdo.

The account contained a message from the “Cybercaliphate” intended for the United States in retaliation for its actions in the Muslim world.

“While the U.S. and its satellites are killing our brothers in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan, we are destroying your national cybersecurity system from inside,” it said.

The same group took responsibility for a recent intrusion of the U.S. Central Command Twitter account.

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