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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 allegedly made by Islamic State (IS) to about 100 of its 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 Americans and called on IS supporters to kill them. A list of names and addresses was posted on a website linked to the group alongside a call for them to be killed.
A Pentagon official said it could not confirm the validity of the message. The group said it obtained the information by hacking servers and databases but US officials said most of the data was in the public domain.
US officials told the ABC network that the families of those on the list were being notified. A US security source told the BBC that those on the list were being contacted.
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. The group, which called itself the Islamic State Hacking Division, said the personnel named had participated in US missions against IS.
The group called on its "Brothers residing in America" to kill them. It urged its supporters in the US to "take the final step" and "deal with" those named.
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. A spokesman for the US Navy's law enforcement agency told the BBC that the personnel would be advised to check their online foot print and adjust their privacy settings.
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.