Mysterious 'MuslimCrypt' App Helps Jihadists Send Covert Messages
Mysterious 'MuslimCrypt' App Helps Jihadists Send Covert Messages
Security, Spoken · SpokenLayer
March 29, 20185m 53s
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Show Notes
ISIS has long taken full advantage of secure communication tools, and utilized mainstream communication platforms in unexpected ways. Extremist groups even develop their own software at times to tailor things like encrypted messaging to their specific needs. One such project is the clandestine, unfortunately named communication tool MuslimCrypt, which uses an encryption technique called steganography to spread secret messages.
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