"Watch Your Back American Soldiers" - U.S Military Social Media Accounts Hacked By ISIS

The social media accounts of the US military's Central Command in Florida appear to have been hacked by ISIS sympathizers - posting threatening messages against troops, their families and the home addresses of 4-star US generals. The cyber attack began at around 12.30pm on Monday when a message was posted to CentCom's Twitter account reading, 'In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful, the CyberCaliphate continues its CyberJihad.'

The hackers also changed the photograph used on the the Twitter cover page to a masked jihadi with an underline that said 'i love you isis.' The security breach, which occurred while President Obama was giving a speech on cyber security, saw death threats made against American soldiers and war game scenarios for conflicts with North Korean and Iran leaked online.

The CentCom YouTube account also had two propaganda videos for Islamic State uploaded. One of the ominous posts slapped on the Twitter feed read 'American soldiers, we are coming, watch your back' while another warned, 'We won't stop! We know everything about you, your wives and children.'

US officials confirmed that the U.S. Central Command Twitter account and its YouTube account were suspended 40 minutes after being compromised at around 1.09pm. A White House official told DailyMail.com Monday afternoon on condition of anonymity that the incident is 'a complete embarrassment that has the EOP [Executive Office of the President] freaking out.'

'We've obviously had trouble fighting cyber-skirmishes in the last few months, Only this one is directly on point because of military operations. Beyond that you're going to have to ask the Pentagon.' the official said, alluding to the Sony cyber-intrusion that the administration has blamed on North Korea's rogue government.

White House press secretary Josh Earnest attempted to downplay the incident. 'We're still examining and investigating the extent of this incident, but I don't have any information beyond that. This is something we are obviously looking into and something we take seriously.' he told reporters on Monday at the White House, while providing reporters with no meaningful details about the government's response.

Sources: Washington Post | DailyMail