The threats came just a month after Snell told CNN she wouldn’t allow the ISIS-related hack of the U.S. military’s Central Command Twitter account to deter her fight to help military spouses in distress.
On Tuesday, the ISIS-connected threats became personal, against her group, Military Spouses of Strength.
“I never thought we would be in this position,” Snell said Tuesday after the group’s Twitter account was hacked by a group calling itself the CyberCaliphate, which partly refers to ISIS’ efforts.
“Initially, I felt scared. I think I would be lying if I didn’t, if I said otherwise,” Snell said. “I feel a sense of responsibility to our members and followers. Military Spouses of Strength was formed for military spouses to feel that they have a safe place.”
For now, the group’s Twitter page is indefinitely shut down at Snell’s direction, and she’s ensuring everyone in her group “is being safe as possible.”
Her group promotes the mental well-being of spouses whose partners are U.S. military personnel deployed to the battlefield, often repeatedly.
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The military spouse wasn’t identified in the story, but The Hill said the Twitter account was owned by the spouse of a U.S. Marine and is used to publicize her nonprofit, which advocates for military spouses.
Newsweek, Maryland station hacked
On Tuesday, Newsweek Managing Editor Kira Bindrim confirmed that the magazine was hacked, and said the outlet had regained control of the account.
“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,” Bindrim said.
Maryland station WBOC tweeted just after 9:30 a.m. Tuesday that its “text alerts have been hacked by the group calling itself the CyberCaliphate. WBOC is aware of the situation and working to remedy it.”
The station said as many as 16,000 subscribers received threatening messages like the following: “We’re CyberCaliphate! With Allah’s permission we’re coming for you! You’ll see no mercy infidel!”
CNN’s Alexandra Jaffe and Ashley Fantz contributed to this report.