ISIS publishes hit list of 100 servicemembers

[Treetop Flyer]

It wouldn't be hard to put out a much, much larger list but they didn't. Some people are on there for obvious reasons, like CO's of squadrons, CVN's, etc. There are also a lot of randoms in there including some seemingly very junior people who have probably never even deployed. I wonder how much thought they actually put into that.

 

[xj220]

All you need is a name then Google that name. I agree with Brett, it's more the fear factor and intimidation aspect.

 

[Gatordev]

That makes sense wlawr005
Here you go Gatordev
http://allnewspipeline.com/ISIS_Releases_Names_Addresses_US_Military.php

Everywhere I end up looking, the info has been redacted by the time I get there. I'm just curious if there are names on there I know. With the other recent "credible intel" that got put out two weeks ago, this seems like more of the same...something worth keeping an eye on, but not necessarily something that needs to be worried about every minute.

 

[PhrogLoop]

...something worth keeping an eye on, but not necessarily something that needs to be worried about every minute.

Agreed, but that is small comfort for the wives and families of the guys and gals who were posted about. At least one of them is my FB friend and I could tell that they used his profile pic. Chilling. So I called my parents and in-laws and gave them the classic OPSEC talk. Which is a good talk to have anyway.

 

[xj220]

+1

The opsec talk with family is huge

 

[jtmedli]

All you need is a name then Google that name. I agree with Brett, it's more the fear factor and intimidation aspect.

Isn't that sort of the meaning of the word 'terrorism'?

 

[robav8r]

OPSEC considerations aside, watch what happens to the DoD community at large (and their dependants) if an ISIL, ISIS, AQ attack were to occur here on the homeland.

 

[Recovering LSO]

PII is really important right....? Think about how much time you're required to spend in front of a computer doing mindless training - and then "the navy" does this. WTF!?

 

[whitesoxnation]

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PII is really important right....? Think about how much time you're required to spend in front of a computer doing mindless training - and then "the navy" does this. WTF!?

Yep I will take my CBT seriously now

 

[Tycho_Brohe]

Everywhere I end up looking, the info has been redacted by the time I get there. I'm just curious if there are names on there I know. With the other recent "credible intel" that got put out two weeks ago, this seems like more of the same...something worth keeping an eye on, but not necessarily something that needs to be worried about every minute.

In the YouTube video linked at the end of that article, starting about halfway through the vid, the author scrolls through the list of names and pictures.

She scrolls quickly, but if you're using Chrome, you can slow down the video by holding down the Shift key and pressing the comma button (aka the < button) a couple times.

 

[Gatordev]

Agreed, but that is small comfort for the wives and families of the guys and gals who were posted about. At least one of them is my FB friend and I could tell that they used his profile pic. Chilling. So I called my parents and in-laws and gave them the classic OPSEC talk. Which is a good talk to have anyway.

Didn't mean for my post to sound like it should be dismissed. I agree, though I think it's like talking to a wall when I bring it up to my wife sometimes. "Stop tagging me on Facebook!"

 

[exNavyOffRec]

All it takes is one nutcase to do something bad to one person and it doesn't even need to be the person they were trying to get, just some unlucky person that lives at a house with a published address. It doesn't matter if a person is in the service or not, it pays to be aware of your surroundings.

 

[SynixMan]

What pisses me off the most is that these folks probably aren't flaunting their shit all over social media, but the message will be boiled down to the simplest terms (e.g. "See!! I told you facebook/twitter/etc was no good. Get off my lawn!").

Those folks that bothered to good things like be published in a professional journal, receive an award, be involved in the community, etc, or heaven forbid, be part of a command suite, are now being punished. I dearly hope this makes someone wake up and take data privacy seriously, but I won't hold my breath.

 

[Hair Warrior]

Honestly, our country is just not built to hide names. We are too transparent in our Constitution, and our political institutions built on top of that Constitution. There is no amount of PII training or OPSEC awareness which can avert it.

Have you ever heard of the Plum Book? The Executive Branch is required by law to publish it every four years. My name is somewhere in the one from 2008.

http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/GPO-PLUMBOOK-2012/content-detail.html

 

[Brett327]

This ought to reenforce the fact that we're all public officials while we serve. Anonymity really isn't an option and privacy becomes a somewhat fuzzy concept. As HW mentioned, no amount of privacy/data security is going to keep your information out of the hands of someone who really wants it.