Posted on 08/16/2015 9:04:37 AM PDT by UMCRevMom@aol.com
A representative for a pro-Islamic State hacking group issued a chilling warning to members of the U.S. military and government Wednesday, promising that “very soon” followers of the organization would retaliate for overseas bombing targeting the terror organization.
Speaking to TheBlaze using smartphone messenger application Kik, a representative for the Islamic State Hacking Division said the group is constantly spying on U.S. servicemen. The organization on Tuesday published personal information purporting to belong to U.S. military and government online.
“Just like they spy on muslims, we are spying on them, watching their employees, watching their soldiers, recording their movements and taking their location information and passing it on to the soldiers of the islamic state,” the anonymous male member told TheBlaze.
“they have no security just like their employees and military personnel have no OpSec,” he continued, “they are people who like to brag and boast and this is to our advantage.”
“the brothers don’t need to attack them in military bases or secured buildings,” the hacking group member added. “they can now turn up in their houses. in their homes. this is war, what did you expect? u think u can bomb the islamic state and we don’t do nothing back? soon, very soon you will see.”
When asked exactly what could be expected to be seen “soon,” the member replied, “you will see when US military and government personnel start getting beheaded in their homes.”
The individual said that his group targets government employees as well as military members because “their kufr (disbelief) makes their blood halal.”
The individual would not provide specifics on the Islamic State Hacking Division, declining to say where the group is based or how many members are in its ranks. He did, however, go after Anonymous, the hacking group which recently targeted the Islamic State.
“Anonymous, GhostSec, CtrlSec who are apparently ‘hackers’ against IS, till date they have hacked nothing, they are all talk,” the Islamic State Hacking Division member said. “the only thing they can do is report twitter accounts and ddos websites for 5mins.”
Boasting of the group’s own skill set, the individual claimed his group “probably” could have breached security guarding the private email server of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. He, however, declined to get into the group’s specific methodology, saying, “Let the US gov figure that out.”
Two cyber-security experts who spoke to TheBlaze offered differing perspectives on the group’s capabilities.
Department of Defense cyber-mobile and cyber-warefare expert Robert Twitchell said he thought the group could indeed have the capabilities to launch various hacking attacks that could result in information being compromised.
Former intelligence analyst Jason Polancich, however, said his view was that the pro-Islamic State group was mostly bluffing and that often information hactivist groups use is already available online.
A spokesman for the Pentagon said Wednesday afternoon that officials are still investigating the purported hack, but noted that “it appears all of the email addresses for the Army soldiers are old and haven’t been operational for months, if not years.”
Before Tuesday’s alleged hack, the group in March claimed to have posted the information of 100 U.S. military personnel with a call to “kill them in their own lands.”
The representative for the Islamic State Hacking Division group was reached using contact information posted on the same website it used to publish the purported information of U.S. military and government personnel.
As long as we start with government officials, there may be common ground. Not really. But it’s abhorrent that our current government officials are doing their best to see that this will occur. I agree with others here...how do these monsters still exist? A competent leader would have demolished them by now.
Domestic Violins would be caused by genderism.
They’re welcome to Boehner and McConnell, I’d say.
Too bad they have so many allies here in the States who grease the skids for them.
Maybe, one day, those morons who are allied with Radical Islam will be caught with their hands in the cookie jar.
IMHO
Concealed Carry ping!
screw the “rules”, protect your life....
they will attack “gun free zones...
If they want to behead government officials I suggest they start at the white hut.
Isis should really not be doing this. Counterproductive.
I have to believe that ONLY an Obama controlled government would take this route--after checking that the polls weren't too devastating for The Party, of course.
That sums it up well.
I see any muslim walking down the street with a knife, they're gonna get shot.
Period. End. Of. Story.
Exactly so...Top-Down is always best...
Yeah right. You do that one time on our soil and it will be the beginning of the end for you...........
We may have a weak assed spineless muslim loving President, but you bring that muslim head chopping crap here and we will own you..
Already happened in Oklahoma. Recall the 2 women who were attacked by a Jihaddi at work? One managed to get away and live, after her boss shot the perp. For another, it was too late and the woman was beheaded by the perp.
Workplace violence.
They are here! Many are homegrown. Look at the number of mosques [aka, training centers] that have sprung up in the last 30 years.
Why are these people still alive?
They bring their Islamic crap here and they won’t be..
Are they coming here to do this? I hope they gather themselves all in one location.
Marine’s Epic Response to Not Wearing His Uniform for His Own Protection [in his own country, our country, here, on our own soil!]
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3316707/posts
“why in the hell would I EVER hide in my own country?”
What is wrong with us that our own military has to hide in our own country?
Have we been invaded?
I'm tempted to say, "God help us," but I know on the larger scale He will not. We've rejected Him, now it's time to pay for the price for our folly.
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