ISIS Hackers Reveal "Hit List" of Targeted State Dept Employees

Hackers with a pro-ISIS group calling themselves the United Cyber Caliphate distributed a “hit” list on Monday that appears to include dozens of U.S. government personnel, Vocativ discovered. The list features 43 names of people linked to the State Department, the Department of Homeland Security and the departments of defense, energy, commerce and health and services.

It also identifies the U.S. embassies in Santiago and Kathmandu—as well as the Department of the Navy in Gulfport, Mississippi—as targets. It includes someone who appears to have worked for Australia’s Department of Defence. While the group’s intentions are sinister, it’s unlikely that the so-called hack unveils much new or actionable information. FULL REPORT