No, SOCCENT Twitter wasn’t hacked as the command initially said A screen grab showing the SOCCENT Twitter page compromised. (Twitter). Special Operations Command Central now says a curious tweet on its official account was not a hack, as it initially reported on social media. U.S. Special Operations Command Central “acknowledges a misleading post to our official Twitter account on April 24, 2021,” Army Maj. Tony Hoefler, a SOCCENT spokesman, told Military Times. “The post contained three words, “Afghanistan” “Islamic State,” in quotation marks. After review, it was determined our Twitter account was not hacked and a social media administrator inadvertently tweeted the words while conducting a search for current topical events.”
No, SOCCENT Twitter wasn t hacked as the command initially said
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By ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: March 31, 2021 OMAHA, Neb. A tweet issued on the official page of the U.S. military command in charge of the nation s nuclear arsenal early had many on social media confused. What did the Sunday evening tweet, which read ;l;;gmlxzssaw, mean? Had the account of the U.S. Strategic Command, which has its headquarters at Offutt Air Force Base south of Omaha, been hacked? Within 10 minutes, the tweet drew at least 12,400 likes, 9,000 retweets and lots of snark and speculation, the Omaha World-Herald reported. A half-hour later, a follow-up tweet apologized for the confusion and advised followers to disregard the nonsensical tweet. Then the mystery tweet disappeared.