Washington Post: The U.S. Army confirmed to CNN the web page had been compromised. "Today an element of the Army.mil service provider content was compromised, according to CNN. After this came to our attention, the Army took appropriate preventive measures to ensure there was no breach of Army data by taking down the website temporarily," spokesman Brig. On Monday afternoon, the site was disabled after it displayed messages including, "YOU'VE BEEN HACKED" and "YOUR COMMANDERS ADMIT THEY ARE TRAINING THE PEOPLE THEY HAVE SENT YOU TO DIE FIGHTING," according to NBC News. Gen. Washington Post mobile site temporarily shutdown The Syrian Electronic Army later claimed the attack on Twitter, sharing a screen-shot of one of the pop-ups on the Army website with the caption, "One of #SEA messages left on the US Army website. #SEA #USArmy." The #SEA hacks the official website of the US Army and leave several messages on it http://t.co/Q93FQFg3cG Syrian Electronic Army June 8, 2015 One of #SEA messages left on the US Army website. #SEA #USArmy Syrian Electronic Army June 8, 2015 Additionally, the Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Army Base official Facebook page warned its followers, "Avoid using www.army.mil for the time being. Malcom B. Frost said in a statement.
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