Hackers breached a senior US Space Force official’s Instagram account and temporarily posted a string of pro-Iran and anti-US propaganda on Sunday, some of it invoking the Vietnam War.
One video reviewed by CNN used audio from “Hanoi Hannah,” an infamous Vietnam War propagandist, telling US soldiers to “leave a sinking ship.” The video also featured images of late Iranian security official Ali Larijani, who was killed weeks into the US-Israel-Iran war.
In a Facebook post Sunday night, Chief Master Sgt. John Bentivegna, the top enlisted guardian in the Space Force, advised his colleagues not to click on any links or engage with videos that his account posted.
“We are working with the appropriate teams to regain access and resolve the issue as quickly as possible,” Bentivegna said. A Space Force spokesperson confirmed the hack but declined to answer questions about how long the hacked content was displayed on Bentivegna’s account or who was responsible for the incident.