20-year-old Chicago man charged with writing code to spread ISIS propaganda
U.S. authorities have arrested a 20-year-old Chicago man for allegedly writing computer code to help the Islamic State terrorist group spread propaganda. Thomas Osadzinski, a student at DePaul University, is accused of writing a computer script to make ISIS propaganda more accessible to social media users. U.S. prosecutors charged Osadzinski with one count of attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist group. A criminal complaint alleges Osadzinski shared the script and instructions on using it earlier this year with people he thought were ISIS supporters. Osadizinski told undercover FBI agents that he was in the process of creating a custom Gentoo Linux system that was solely to be used by ISIS members, according to the complaint. Osadzinski made a brief appearance in court Tuesday and was ordered to be held without bond. His detention hearing is set for Friday. Steve Greenberg, Osadzinski’s attorney, denied that his client had broken any laws. “This is […]
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