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Smashing Security

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The Taliban's Fear of God in Afghanistan

Australian cyber operatives were sent in to help fight the Islamic State. But when they found out he was still communicating with people via his email address, they knew he wasn't there. They started sending him messages saying: "We're getting really angry with you because we've told you what to do and you haven't done it yet" And eventually he does respond with a new phone number, with a new email address. So that's one of the operations called Operation Lost Jackal. The situation has got even worse since then - not just ISIL but other groups as well.

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