Hackers breach CENTCOM Twitter

Hackers took over U.S. Central Command's Twitter account on Jan. 12 and posted personal information on a "significant" number of retired officers, Military Times reported. The Army is contacting the individuals affected.

However, Military Times notes that in one tweet alone, the hackers posted 46 Army email addresses, 23 home addresses and 18 personal email addresses for retired generals. In that tweet, the generals included some famous names: David Petraeus, Stanley McChrystal and Peter Chiarelli. The hackers also tweeted threatening messages through the account.

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