June 20, 2018

The girls who used WhatsApp to learn under the noses of IS

Weakening encryption so it's easier to catch terrorists also means weakening it so it's easier to catch girls who dare to get an education.

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February 28, 2018

ISIS recruiter caught by Facebook screenshot

An ISIS follower tried to radicalize hundreds of strangers worldwide, until one of his targets captured the messages and gave them to police.

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November 08, 2017

Hijackers deface 800 school websites with pro-Islamic State messages

Early Monday morning, the websites for about 800 US schools and school districts were hijacked

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January 19, 2017

IS turns hobby drones into remote-control bombs

Drone bombers captured by Iraqi forces reveal both drones built from scratch and those bought off the shelf

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October 07, 2016

Islamic State suspect charged with hiding terrorist data in cufflink

A 33-year-old Cardiff man has been charged with training Islamic State terrorists on how to use encryption programs and with hiding a computer program on a USB drive disguised as a cufflink.

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August 24, 2016

“Highly invasive” plan to collect traveler social media details criticized by group

Plans to collect travelers' social media account information have been blasted by tech giants and human and civil rights advocates.

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August 19, 2016

Twitter takes down 235K extremist accounts

Third parties say that Islamic State traffic on Twitter has plummeted by 45% over the past 2 years.

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August 09, 2016

Blabbing on social media foils terrorists’ rocket attack plan

Authorities say that the alleged jihadis seem to have been radicalized over social media, specifically using Facebook.

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July 04, 2016

Facebook blocks another woman named Isis because of her name

Another woman named after the Egyptian goddess of health, marriage, and wisdom has been told that her name's verboten.

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