Newsweek Twitter Account Hacked. Hackers Threaten Obama

By Kamal Nayan - 11 Feb '15 00:36AM

Hackers took control of the control of Newsweek magazine's Twitter account on Tuesday with the words "Je suIS IS" - a reference to Islamic State and the deadly attack at French newspaper Charlie Hebdo.

"#CyberCaliphate Bloody Valentine's Day #MichelleObama! We're watching you, you girls and your husband!" hackers tweeted.

According to reports, FBI is investigating the hacking.

The Twitter account showed a head wrapped in a black-and-white scarf next to a banner proclaiming "CyberCaliphate," Reuters reported. The Islamic State militant group has seized territory in Iraq and Syria and has declared itself a "caliphate."

Within 14 minutes of hacking, Newsweek regained control of the account.

Hackers also posted a message intended for the United States in retaliation for its actions in the Muslim world.

"While the U.S. and its satellites are killing our brothers in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan, we are destroying your national cybersecurity system from inside," it said.

"They were able to get control of our account for a few minutes. We are working with Twitter to make sure it doesn't happen again," said Jim Impoco, editor-in-chief of Newsweek.