Hackers Strike Newsweek's Twitter Account

的hacking group 'Cyber Caliphate' has hijacked another victim on social media.

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Another major social media account has been hacked by a terrorist-affiliated group.

On Tuesday, Newsweek's official Twitter account posted a string of threatening tweets. Hackers who indicated that they were affiliated with the "Cyber Caliphate" took responsibility for the hack.

"The Islamic State is already here, CyberCaliphate got into your PCs," reads one image the hackers tweeted.

Hackers Strike Newsweek's Twitter Account

Related:的Next Place Hackers Will Find You? Your Car.

One of the tweets threatened Michelle Obama and the rest of the Obama family, while others claimed to leak confidential documents from the Defense Cyber Investigations Training Academy. All tweets were deleted within about 20 minutes of the hack.

的"Cyber Caliphate" has claimed responsibility for other social media hacks, including theMalaysia Airlines Website,的Albuquerque Journaland the U.S. Central Commands Twitter account. The group claims to have affiliation with the terrorist organization ISIS.

Other recent high-profile hacks include aracist hijacking of Chipotle's Twitterand Taylor Swift's social media attack by a groupapparently linked to the Cyber Caliphate,声称对December's PlayStation hack.

Related:U.S. to Establish New Cybersecurity Agency

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Kate Taylor is a reporter at Business Insider. She was previously a reporter at Entrepreneur. Get in touch with tips and feedback on Twitter at @Kate_H_Taylor.

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