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> Perhaps jihadis will not be able to hack them in such a way as to take remote control. That is wishful thinking. Islamic State has been very successful in re
by justboxing 9y ago
> Perhaps jihadis will not be able to hack them in such a way as to take remote control.
That is wishful thinking. Islamic State has been very successful in recruiting and radicalizing young english speaking hackers in Europe -- mostly in Britain (children of Pakistani immigrants), Belgium (2nd generation Moroccans) and France (descendants of french-algerian immigrants).
Here's one that I know of. British-Pakistani hacker Junnaid Hussain => See "Here’s how the military tracked down and killed the top hacker for ISIS" http://www.businessinsider.com/isis-hacker-trick-found-2016-6 http://www.businessinsider.com/isis-hacker-trick-found-2016-...
> Hussain, a high profile recruiter for ISIS who hacked CENTCOM’s Twitter and YouTube accounts, was considered the second ranked British jihadi behind Mohammed Emwazi (Jihadi John). Hussain was killed in a U.S. airstrike in Syria in August 2015.
Source: http://www.foreigndesknews.com/world/middle-east/isis-hacker-published-kill-lists-reportedly-killed-u-s-drone-strike/ http://www.foreigndesknews.com/world/middle-east/isis-hacker...
Junaid was know for his hacking skills, he used to publish "Kill Lists"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junaid_Hussain https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junaid_Hussain
- icebraining 9y agoSo, he essentially tricked some social media manager into giving him a password (probably the same used for both). That's even weaker than I expected.
- sadlyNess 9y agoRead you some Kevin Mitnick. 'Social engineering' as he calls it is very effective as an intrusion technique.