Has anyone ever gone back and looked to see if any of Debkafile's predictions actually became true?
Richard > Date: Tuesday, October 30, 2007 11:11 am > >> In a special Internet announcement in Arabic, picked up >> DEBKAfiles >> counter-terror sources, Osama bin Ladens followers >> announced Monday, Oct. 29, the >> launching of Electronic Jihad. On Sunday, Nov. 11, > > > Choosing Remembrance Day is just nasty ... > >> al >> Qaedas electronic >> experts will start attacking Western, Jewish, Israeli, >> Muslim apostate and Shiite >> Web sites. On Day One, they will test their skills against >> 15 targeted sites >> expand the operation from day to day thereafter until >> hundreds of thousands of >> Islamist hackers are in action against untold numbers of >> anti-Muslim sites. > > > November 11 *might* be interesting, but I suspect we will get into a kind > of law of diminishing returns very quickly thereafter. > >> DEBKAfiles counter-terror sources report that, shortly >> after the first >> announcement, some of al Qaedas own Web sites went blank, >> apparently crashed by >> the American intelligence computer experts tracking them. > > > Good security! Strong! Pull plow! > >> The next day, Oct. 30, they were up again, claiming their >> Islamic fire walls >> were proof against infidel assault. > > > Against stupidity, however, the gods themselves contend in vain ... > >> They also boasted an impenetrable e-mail network for >> volunteers wishing to >> join up with the cyber jihad to contact and receive >> instructions undetected by >> the security agencies in their respective countries. > > > Anybody wanna set up some Tor nodes and watch input and output? Or would > it just be easier to create fake identities? > >> Our sources say the instructions come in simple language >> and are organized >> in sections according to target. They offer would-be >> martyrs, who for one >> reason or another are unable to fight in the field, to >> fulfill their jihad >> obligations on the Net. > > The hacker dies a thousand deaths? > >> These armchair martyrs are assured >> of the same thrill and >> sense of elation as a jihadi on the battlefield. > > > Doom 7: the Suicide. Great graphics, length of play leaves a bit to be > desired. > >> In effect, say DEBKAfiles counter-terror experts, al >> Qaeda is retaliating >> against Western intelligence agencies tactics, which >> detect new terrorist >> sites and zap them as soon as they appear. > > Meanies. > >> Until now, the >> jihadists kept dodging >> the assault by throwing up dozens of new sites >> simultaneously. This kept the >> trackers busy and ensured that some of the sites survived, >> while empty pages >> were promptly replaced. But as al Qaedas cyber wizards >> got better at >> keeping its presence on the Net for longer periods, so too >> did Western >> counter-attackers at knocking them down. Now Bin Ladens >> cyber legions are fighting back. >> The electronic war they have declared could cause >> considerable trouble on >> the worlds Internet. > > > Which world? > > ====================== > [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] > "If you do buy a computer, don't turn it on." - Richards' 2nd Law > ============= for back issues: > [Base URL] site http://victoria.tc.ca/techrev/ > CISSP refs: [Base URL]mnbksccd.htm > Security Dict.: [Base URL]secgloss.htm > Security Educ.: [Base URL]comseced.htm > Book reviews: [Base URL]mnbk.htm > [Base URL]review.htm > Partial/recent: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/techbooks/ > Security Educ.: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/comseced/ > Review mailing list: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > _______________________________________________ > Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. > https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec > Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list. > _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
