LONDON: Two people have been charged in Britain with distributing a publication that encourages acts of terrorism, police said Sunday.
Amjad Mahmood, 29, and Shella Roma, 27, both of Manchester, northern England, were arrested on Thursday and released on bail. They will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court in London on Feb. 12.
Mahmood and Roma were charged under Britain's Terrorism Act with distributing or circulating a terrorist publication that directly or indirectly encourages acts of terrorism. Further details of the allegations against them were not immediately available.
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/03/europe/EU-GEN-Britain-Terrorism.php
Security firm: Al-Qaeda group's encryption software stronger
"Mujahideen Secrets 2" software gets security boost
Feb.4.2008
Al-Qaeda support group Al-Ekhlaas has improved the encryption software it now provides to its online members, according to one security researcher who examined the software, known as "Mujahideen Secrets 2."
Mujahideen Secrets 2 has added the ability to encrypt chat communications, which the first version lacked, says Paul Henry, vice president of technology evangelism at Secure Computing. Henry says he got the software through a contact in the intelligence community. The home-grown Mujahideen Secrets 2 encryption software, based on open source RSA code, can encrypt binary files so they can be posted on ASCII-text-based bulletin boards and Web sites.
"They have improved the operation of the graphical user interface and it will now encrypt chat communications," says Henry, who adds that the Arabic translation suggests the software is encouraged for use by Al-Ekhlaas members to evade US government efforts at surveillance.
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http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;1656338674;fp;16;fpid;1
I wonder how common the name “Amjad” is?
Thanks Oorang.
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Wry smile in spite of myself.
The encryption has been updated.
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Note to jihadis: You read us; good guys read you.