Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- January 13, 2015

Daily Mail: 'Watch your back, American soldiers, we are coming': ISIS hacks US Central Command during Obama security speech leaking dozens of files and personal details of 4-star generals

* The Twitter site of the military's U.S. Central Command 'hacked' by ISIS
* The hackers retitled the Twitter page 'CyberCaliphate' with an underline that said 'i love you isis.'
* Threats posted that read 'American soldiers, we are coming, watch your back'
* Pentagon official confirmed that the attack was taken seriously 'at the highest levels'
* 'This is not something we're messing around with,' the official said
* Other postings appeared to list names and phone numbers of top military personnel
* Maps that showed the location of suspected North Korean nuclear sites also posted
* War game scenarios for conflicts with China and Iran leaked online
* Two ISIS militant videos were posted on the YouTube site of CentCom
* A White House official told DailyMail.com the incident is 'a complete embarrassment that has the EOP [Executive Office of the President] freaking out.'

WNU Editor: Posting names, addresses, and phone numbers of 4-star generals. War game scenarios posted. Maps that show suspected locations of North Korean nuclear sites. One has to wonder what else do they have .... that is why I am not surprised to be reading reports that the White House is "freaking out"

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- January 13, 2015

US Centcom Twitter account hacked by pro-IS group -- BBC

Pentagon to probe breach of retired officers’ personal information in Twitter hack -- Washington Times

FBI investigating 'ISIS' hack of military accounts -- The Hill

EUCOM, AFRICOM keep cyber vigilance after CENTCOM hack -- Stars and Stripes

Twitter Hacking Gives Pentagon a Black Eye -- Time

9,000 US federal facilities vulnerable to cyber threats – govt report -- RT

Was British ISIS fanatic who hacked Tony Blair’s Gmail account behind cyber attack on US Central Command’s Twitter page? -- Daily Mail

Now It Is CENTCOM: But It Is Just the Tip of the Iceberg -- Rebecca Abrahams, Huffington Post

Russia will develop new defense plan for 2016-2020 -- ITAR-TASS

NATO Faces Heightened Aggression With Russia’s New Military Doctrine -- IBTimes

Russia to Reinforce Military Groupings in Crimea, Kaliningrad, Arctic -- Sputnik

Russia to Reconstruct 10 Military Airfields in Arctic by Year's End -- Sputnik

Russia to Merge Air, Space Forces in 2015: Defense Ministry -- Sputnik

Russia to Face 'Certain Difficulties' in Arms Purchases in 2015 -- Sputnik

Russia Sends France Formal Inquiry on Non-Delivery of Mistral Warship -- Sputnik

Indian Navy Has 41 Ships, Submarines Under Construction: Navy Chief Dhowan -- Defense World

A new US arms embargo on Turkey? -- Burak Bekdil, Hurriyet Daily News

UK Bolsters Falkland Defenses to Counter Argentine Air Ambitions -- Defense News

Japan boosts defense spending to counter China’s island claims -- Stars and Strips/Bloomberg

North Korea drastically shortens preparation time for missile launches — media -- ITAR-TASS

Imagery: North Korean Submarine Houses Missile Tubes -- Defense Tech

US, South Korean navies kick off anti-submarine warfare drill -- Stars and Stripes

F-35 in new dogfight over Chinese, Russian stealth technology -- Jamie Seidel, Daily Telegraph

Pentagon Refuses to Verify $300 Million a Year in Afghanistan Is Spent Properly -- Fiscal Times

Report: DOD wants Marine force to stay at Spain base -- Stars and Stripes

Pentagon Still Pushing To Retire A-10 and Close Bases -- DoD Buzz

Army Rejects M9A3 Proposal, Opts for New Pistol -- Military.com

Drones at CES: Sky's the Limit -- Military.com

New military vehicles twice as fast -- CNN (Video)

Hagel Setting Out On Last Trip as Defense Secretary -- DoD Buzz

Pentagon sets up new POW-MIA office -- FOX News/AP

Pentagon slow to address soldier mistreatment in Army WTUs -- The Hill

After Charlie, security and intelligence reform in a world of big data -- The Hill

Gen. Dempsey: ISIL Will 'Collapse Under Its Own Contradictions' -- CNS News

America Failed at Building Up the Iraqi Army Back in the ’50s -- Joseph Trevithick, War Is Boring

CIA bides its time -- Reuel Marc Gerecht, Washington Examiner

Editorial: A Great, New US Navy Concept -- Defense News

How 'Smart Guns' Could Eventually Help Shape US Foreign Policy -- Pierre Bienaimé, Business Insider