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ISIS Seeks 'Cyber Caliphate
Townhall.com ^ | September 11, 2014 | Leah Barkoukis

Posted on 09/11/2014 6:56:38 PM PDT by Kaslin

ISIS is hoping to carry out major attacks on the West that could wreak major havoc—and they could do it from anywhere in the world.

Islamic State militants are planning the creation of a 'cyber caliphate' protected by their own encryption software - from behind which they will launch massive hacking attacks on the U.S. and the West.

Both Islamic State and Al Qaeda claim to be actively recruiting skilled hackers in a bid to create a team of jihadist computer experts capable of causing devastating cyber disruptions to Western institutions. […]

Large numbers of Islamic State fighters are young, highly educated Westerners who are fighting the holy war with sophisticated backgrounds and training with digital technology.

Militants' use of Twitter and Facebook allows them to target an entire new generation of young possible recruits, while the beheading videos of James Foley and Steven Sotloff were created using skilled video and audio editing techniques.

They are now boasting it is only a matter of time before their plan becomes a reality.

“They are forward-thinking and are experimenting with hacking,” Steve Stalinsky of the Middle East Media Research Institute, told the Daily Mail. “In the future, the jihadists’ cyber army’s activities will become a daily reality.”

U.S. government organizations, energy companies, transportation systems, and banks are among the likely targets.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: caliphate; cyberattack; cybercaliphate; cyperattack; cypersecurity; isis

1 posted on 09/11/2014 6:56:38 PM PDT by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin

Meanwhile, at the same time in the halls of the NSA...

Drone: “Sir, we’ve found the biggest threat to your vision for an Islamic Caliphate under FEMA and Occupy as well as the Black Panthers.”

Obama: “Excellent. who are they?”

Drone: “The Freepers sir. They wont give up their guns, go to white privilege conferences, or receive our mandatory sex changes through Obamacare.”

Obama: “Time for a executive order... of execution!”


2 posted on 09/11/2014 7:01:40 PM PDT by Viennacon (ILLEGALS ARE VIRAL WEAPONS!!)
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To: Kaslin

Thank YOU Obama, and your Democrat Party for everything wrong in this country, and the World today. I put the blame squarely on you. NOT the idiots that voted for your line of bullshit, but on you. You lied, and people died.


3 posted on 09/11/2014 7:04:11 PM PDT by rockinqsranch ((Dems, Libs, Socialists, call 'em what you will. They ALL have fairies livin' in their trees.))
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To: Kaslin

Have to wonder have they been busy before this threat? Before 911 remember some moslems in business selling computers. The moslems were eventually busted by LE. The moslems stole, cheated, broke countless laws while in the business practice of selling computers. My only thought is this was before 911 by three plus years. Have to believe with the past hack attacks and the spoofs having been initiated and currently ongoing, moslems are probably playing larger roles in the hacks than has been assessed. The innocent may have been accused?


4 posted on 09/11/2014 7:07:19 PM PDT by no-to-illegals (Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
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To: Kaslin

Kaslin, we maybe are being exposed to The Ride ... David Allen Cole


5 posted on 09/11/2014 7:14:17 PM PDT by no-to-illegals (Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
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To: Kaslin

Rather think it is an Uneasy Rider situation ... played by Charlie Daniels


6 posted on 09/11/2014 7:18:54 PM PDT by no-to-illegals (Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
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Being a Long Haired Country Boy or a Short Haired Country Boy is tough. Thank You Charlie Daniels


7 posted on 09/11/2014 7:23:49 PM PDT by no-to-illegals (Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
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Hey Charlie ... Long Time No Hear From ... Will give us a clue Charlie. Thanks Charlie, Clue Delivered ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjaqrL7Kzj8


8 posted on 09/11/2014 7:29:29 PM PDT by no-to-illegals (Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
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To: Kaslin

Sand monkeys are just itching to get nuked, aren’t they?


9 posted on 09/11/2014 7:31:28 PM PDT by Gasshog (DemoKKKrats: Leaders of the Free Stuff World)
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Don’t Put Your Bibles Away FRiends ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJj6GfPRAtg


10 posted on 09/11/2014 7:33:59 PM PDT by no-to-illegals (Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
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To: Kaslin

All the better to find them. They can take CNN down.


11 posted on 09/11/2014 8:29:42 PM PDT by Dallas59
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To: Kaslin

Well, it’s been nice knowing y’all.


12 posted on 09/11/2014 9:22:53 PM PDT by onedoug
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To: Kaslin

Yeah, right. These are guys who can’t master an electric razor or a roll-on deodorant. Spare me.


13 posted on 09/11/2014 9:29:28 PM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: Billthedrill
Wrong. Thousands of these people are from the West. I read one of them, for example, has a leadership position. He is from Boston and he is proficient in IT.
14 posted on 09/12/2014 1:51:52 AM PDT by what's up
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To: what's up

ISIS/ISIL is a Western elites operation.

It’s yet another attempt to political support for the US military to be able to overtly participate in various new world order tasks in the area, one of which is to assimilate Syria into Western finance/trade/banking.

If you want a war, you need an enemy.

CIA creates wars for Western elites. As the espionage department, it’s the natural government agency for the task. Thus there are “shady” dealings all the time with criminal and terrorist organizations, all under the guise of “national security”, “sometimes we have to deal with unsavory people”.

Saddam Hussein started his career working for the CIA.


15 posted on 09/12/2014 2:27:51 AM PDT by PieterCasparzen (We have to fix things ourselves)
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