Na wa oooo.....A previously unknown group calling itself the Islamic State Hacking Division posted the names, photos and addresses of about 100 U.S. troops online, calling for attacks against them.
Whoever
created the file, posted online Saturday before being removed, claimed
to have hacked military databases and said it was leaking 100 names "so
that our brothers residing in America can deal with you."
The
possibility of lone-wolf attacks in the United States, the type that
this message calls for, is a threat officials take seriously. Attorney
General Eric Holder said last month that the threat of a lone-wolf
attack inside the United States is one thing that keeps him awake at
night.
But there was nothing to immediately validate the claims made by this unknown group.
A
Defense Department official told CNN that it cannot confirm the
validity of the online posting, but is looking into the claim. The FBI
is also looking into it, a law enforcement official told CNN, adding
there are questions about the credibility of those behind it.
The
Naval Criminal Investigative Service notified the Marines named in the
file about this "presently unverified threat," a Marine Corps spokesman
said. The Navy reminded service members to make sure to limit the amount
of personal information available online about themselves.
The
Army said in a statement Sunday that it was working with the Defense
Department to "determine the validity of any potential threats," and it
echoed the Navy in advising soldiers "to take prudent measures to limit
the sharing of personal information online."
A
U.S. law enforcement official said that all 100 or so troops named in
the file are being contacted. It is believed that ISIS members and
sympathizers have been scouring social media sites trying to glean as
much information as possible about service members, and have even
threatened the spouses of military personnel online.
The
file appeared to include information that is already available
publicly, through social media accounts, online phone directories and
other accessible public records.
In
late November, the FBI issued a warning to U.S. military members that
ISIS was calling for attacks against them, a law enforcement source told
CNN. The source said that "overseas based individuals are looking for
like-minded individuals in the U.S. to carry out these attacks."
The
warning asked members of the military to "review their online social
media presence for any information that might attract the attention of
violent extremists."
The bulletin also
said authorities were concerned that ISIS members were "spotting and
assessing" individuals in the United States who may be interested in
carrying out attacks inside the country against members of the military,
a U.S. counterterror official told CNN.
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