The British government is warning about the threat of al-Qaida using online technology to plan attacks in pursuit of a “cyber jihad,” BBC News reports. According to U.K.’s updated counterterrorism strategy published Tuesday, terrorists’ use of social media to disseminate information and radicalize people is “commonplace,” and evidence shows extremists are looking to “invade Facebook.” [...]
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UK Spy Agency Hacks Terrorist Website to Swap Bomb Plans with Cupcake Recipe
June 3, 2011 No CommentBritish intelligence officials hacked into a website run by an al-Qaida leader to substitute bomb-making plans with a cupcake recipe, The Daily Telegraph reports. “Operation Cupcake” was undertaken by MI6 and and Britain’s Government Communications Headquarters to disrupt efforts by al-Qaida to recruit terrorists-to-be with the English-language Inspire magazine, the Telegraph said. Those who tried [...]
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If you happen to spend some time on Twitter — outside of work hours, of course — you might have seen tweets announcing news from CNN “conforming” that former terrorist leader Osama bin Laden is alive. Whatever you do, do not click on those URLs, warns Internet security firm Websense, as it is just another [...]
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A man who live tweeted about hearing helicopters and explosions in Abbottabad mere hours before Osama bin Laden’s death was announced has found himself the target of hackers, according to security firm Websense. Sohaib Athar (@ReallyVirtual) links to his website from his Twitter account and has become a major source of media and public interest [...]
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