Collaborate Disseminate
Rolling Stone has a long investigative story (non-paywalled version here) about a CIA agent who spent years posing as an Islamic radical.
Unrelated, but also in the “real life spies” file: a fake Sudanese diving resort run by Mossad.
Continue reading Story of an Undercover CIA Agent who Penetrated Al Qaeda
No one is making videos celebrating the death of the terrorist leader, and that’s a good thing. Continue reading Old Men Confused Gen Z Isn’t Making TikToks About Assassination of al-Zawahri
Dear blog readers,This is the second list of cyber jihad themed Twitter accounts that I wanted to share with everyone which I obtained using a recent Technical Collection campaign where I intend to assist U.S Law Enforcement and the U.S Intelligence Co… Continue reading Exposing a Currently Active List of Cyber Jihad Themed Twitter Accounts – An OSINT Analysis
Dear blog readers,I’ve decided to share a recently collected list of currently active cyber jihad themed online communities obtained using Technical Collection with the idea to assist U.S Law Enforcement and the U.S Intelligence Community on its way to… Continue reading A Compilation of Currently Active Cyber Jihad Themed Online Communities – An OSINT Analysis
The FBI’s Apple problem. Continue reading FBI finally unlock shooter’s iPhones, Apple berated for not helping
Many cybercrime investigators seem narrowly focused on the bits and bytes of the crimes they investigate while not truly understanding or interacting with those who focus on where the money goes. As we’ve been expanding our horizons, I’ve learne… Continue reading Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing: What is FATF?
The U.S. government and Russian cybersecurity giant Kaspersky Lab are currently in the throes of a nasty legal fight that comes on top of a long-running feud over how the company has conducted itself with regard to U.S. intelligence-gathering operations. A recent Kaspersky discovery may keep the feud alive for years to come. CyberScoop has learned that Kaspersky research recently exposed an active, U.S.-led counterterrorism cyber-espionage operation. According to current and former U.S. intelligence officials, the operation was used to target ISIS and al-Qaeda members. On March 9, Kaspersky publicly announced a malware campaign dubbed “Slingshot.” According to the company’s researchers, the campaign compromised thousands of devices through breached routers in various African and Middle Eastern countries, including Afghanistan, Iraq, Kenya, Sudan, Somalia, Turkey and Yemen. Kaspersky did not attribute Slingshot to any single country or government in its public report, describing it only as an advanced persistent threat (APT). But current and […]
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Continue reading Kaspersky’s ‘Slingshot’ report burned an ISIS-focused intelligence operation
A new program dubbed Muslim Crypt tries to keep extremist communications secure. Continue reading This Custom-Made Jihadi Encryption App Hides Messages in Images
“They may not inflict mass casualties, but the terror and panic they could cause is really worrying.” Continue reading Terror Groups Are Strapping Bombs to Cheap Consumer Drones
“It shows that the myth of a highly secure jihadi underground, is exactly that: It’s a myth.” Continue reading ‘Prominent’ Admin of Top ISIS Forum Hacked