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Pentagon investigates 'IS online threat' to US military Pentagon investigates 'IS online threat' to US military
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The US defence department says it is investigating an online threat made allegedly by Islamic State (IS) to about 100 military personnel. The US defence department says it is investigating an online threat allegedly made by Islamic State (IS) to about 100 of its military personnel.
A website claiming links with the militant group posted a list of names and addresses of people and called on IS supporters to kill them. A website claiming links with the militant group posted a list of names and addresses of Americans and called on IS supporters to kill them.
A Pentagon official said it could not confirm the validity of the message.A Pentagon official said it could not confirm the validity of the message.
US officials told the ABC network that the families of those on the list were being notified.US officials told the ABC network that the families of those on the list were being notified.
An unnamed Pentagon official told the The New York Times that most of the information published by IS could be found in public records and on social media. A group calling itself the "Islamic State Hacking Division" published the list, which included photographs, saying the individuals named had participated in US missions against IS.
A group calling itself the "hacking division" of IS published a list of addresses, photos and names on a website, saying that all these individuals had participated in US missions against IS. The group called on its "Brothers residing in America" to kill them.
They group called on its "Brothers residing in America" to kill them. An unnamed Pentagon official told the The New York Times that most of the information published could be found in public records and on social media.
The Pentagon official said: "I can't confirm the validity of the information, but we are looking into it." The official said: "I can't confirm the validity of the information, but we are looking into it."
Personnel were always encouraged to exercise appropriate "protection procedures", he added.Personnel were always encouraged to exercise appropriate "protection procedures", he added.