The
Newsweek Twitter feed was briefly hacked on Tuesday morning,
purportedly by a group associated with the Islamic State. Several posts
to Newsweek’s Twitter feed referenced Cyber Caliphate, a hacker group
affiliated with the Islamic State, which claimed responsibility for the
hacking.
The
posts, which began shortly before 11 am Eastern, included a message
targeting President Barack Obama, the first lady and their daughters.
The posts also showed pictures of apparent Pentagon-related documents.
The posts were erased about 10 minutes later. Newsweek owner
International Business Times confirms that the account was hacked and
says it has regained control.
“We
apologise to our readers for anything offensive that might have been
sent from our account during that period, and are working to strengthen
our newsroom security measures going forward,” IBT Media said in an
emailed statement.
Newsweek
did not say how the account was accessed. Grant Burningham, front page
editor of Newsweek, said that the attack was “a pretty garden-variety
attack” but did not elaborate.
Separately,
Delta Air Lines Inc’s Facebook feed was apparently hacked on Tuesday.
The company said in a statement that the page was “compromised” and
apologised for the “unauthorised, objectionable content” that was
posted.
The
breaches are the latest hacks of high-profile social media accounts. In
January, the New York Post and UPI’s Twitter feed, as well as Twitter
and YouTube accounts of the US military’s Central Command, were hacked.
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