Clarifications and further thoughts “…and then they upload it over plain HTTP to a site…in France!” The security of the dead drop technique relies on the secrecy of the dead drop location. Additionally, this protocol is easily detected on the wire if the security forces know to look for it. NSA, for example, has been looking for […]
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ISIS.eu Clandestine Comms: The Dead Drop
Hard to decipher what is actually happening New details have emerged about the ISIS comms channel from Europe back to ISIS Central. The details are slightly garbled, but could indicate a fairly sophisticated use of a combination of tools and techniques to evade digital surveillance. Until someone who knows about encryption tools reviews the documents […]
Jihobbiests Jabber Gibberish
No, this is not operational guidance for ISIS terrorists to use encryption There have been some tweets suggesting that ISIS is directing their Belgian operatives to use “encryption” to protect against the impending crackdown. This is not true. Additionally, the advice is extremely low quality, not actionable, self contradictory and of dubious value at best. […]