Newsweek’s Twitter account hacked by apparent ISIS supporters; warns of ‘bloody Valentine’s Day’

TORONTO – U.S. magazine Newsweek‘s Twitter account has been hacked by apparent Islamic State supporters Tuesday morning.

The site appeared to have been hacked by a group calling itself “CyberCaliphate.”

The group began tweeting “leaked documents” from the Pentagon, while promising a “bloody Valentine’s Day.”

The group also threatened the U.S. First Lady.

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“Bloody Valentine’s Day #MichelleObama! We’re watching you, you girls and your husband!” a message reads.

Last month, CyberCaliphate took responsibility for the hacking of the U.S. Central Command‘s (CENTCOM) Twitter feed and YouTube channel.

A series of tweets from CENTCOM’s account threaten U.S. soldiers and alleged the Pentagon’s computer network had been hacked.

Newsweek‘s account was taken over around 10:30 a.m.

The tweets were removed shortly after 11 a.m.

The magazine’s editor-in-chief tweeted just shortly after the hack.

“And we were just about to start tweeting #HappyNews,” Jim Impoco said.

“We can confirm that Newsweek‘s Twitter account was hacked this morning, and have since regained control of the account,” managing editor Kira Bindrim said in a statement. “We apologize to our readers for anything offensive that might have been sent from our account during that period, and are working to strengthen our newsroom security measures going forward.”