MI6 hackers replace bomb recipes with cake recipes
Cyber-warfare is being waged by British intelligence services against terrorism.
The Telegraph reports that the original magazine featured instructions for making a pipe bomb out of sugar and included articles by Osama bin Laden and his deputy, along with a piece titled 'What to expect in Jihad.'
The 67-page colour magazine is produced by Anwar al-Awlaki, a radical preacher and his associate Samir Khan of North Carolina, both thought to be in Yemen and connected to known terrorists. US government officials say 'the packaging of this magazine may be slick, but the contents are as vile as the authors.'
This hack formed part of a cyber-warfare operation launched by MI6 and GCHQ intended to disrupt al-Qaeda attempts to recruit individual terrorists. British intelligence is allegedly continuing to target the online publishers of the magazine as it is considered a powerful propaganda tool.
Former CIA analyst, Bruce Reidel, said the magazine 'was clearly intended for the aspiring jihadist in the US or UK.'
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Discuss in the forums Reply/me re-evaluates career plans :)
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To be honest they should try making some sweet cup cakes :D, might sweeten them up a bit ;).
I'm so in the wrong business...
GO FREEDOM!
I'm thinking the same, unless I'm missing something due to being very, very drunk :D
It is indeed the wrong link on this page.
Heres the right link ;).
http://www.bit-tech.net/news/bits/2011/06/03/mi6-hackers-replace-bomb-recipes-with-cake/1?tcs=nl
Still loving this news lol :D. I like to think this made terrorists laugh too .
Next they need to teach the Afghan National Army a silly walk.
:) That would be cool :).
When Mohammad al-Jafir, a disgruntled college drop-out in Sparkbrook logged on to al-Awlaki and Khan's extremist Muslim website, he had an ephiphany.
"It was one of those religious, bolt-out-of-the-blue religious experiences you hear about", he told our reporter doday. "Suddenly, I understood my purpose in life. I understood what Allah wanted me to do."
That day, al-Jafir became a convert. He had a calling. From now on, he would singlemindedly focus his entire existence on that one shining goal: to become a baker.
"To make something so delicious from just a bit of flour, water, eggs and sugar... to create a delicate masterpiece that lights up people's faces and makes their day just that little bit better... to be able to affect people's lives at such a fundamental level... that is the most powerful rush you can imagine. You feel like the hand of God.
Since he enrolled in the NVQ-2 for pastry chefs, al-Jafir has been converting the masses in his own unique attempt. He spreads leaflets with cake recipes for beginners. He hands out baklava at the local mosque, and preaches the delight of good food and the noble act of feeding the hungry. He randomly leaves boxes of cupcakes on buses and park benches. He goes to Muslim schools and teaches baking. His feeling is that such purposeful and pleasurable creative activities may give students a new insight into Islam. "Ours is a culture of sweets and pastry, good coffee and tea going back millennia", he says. My belief is that Allah wants us to sample and enjoy the foods He has created for us." Man's purpose is to make food, not war. Eat, pray, love. That's my motto".
His young customers at the mosque seem to agree. "In the past we used to fight with the local White Brits. But when you have had some of those delicious cakes, and you are all mellowed out by the sugar and carbohydrates, well, you discover that those Brits have some really rather good cake recipes. And the Hindus, they really understand their sweets. So now we exchange recipes, teach each other how to make baklava, battenberg cake, profiteroles, Arab honey cake... Life's too short to argue. There's too much baking and eating to do."
we are not against their religion thats why, we are against the terrorist cells.
I think they are hiring at the moment actually.. I'm sure I saw something in my inbox recently. ;)
After lighting the candle does she run behind cover?
Did she download the recipe from that website?
Major kudos to MI6!
Not relabel pages or anything, just bits and pieces. That way at a glance everything seems normal. It would take longer for them to notice, possibly giving them a chance to keep changing it without them knowing, but also, you could discredit them for failed recipes and such, making them look like idiots.
Still awesome though. :)
guy at mi6 migrates and says yes you do xD I bet they found all sorts of things in that network, like porn
>_>
Its bloody brilliant, its great to know us Brits still have a sense of humour ;)
Another important question, is the FBI going to start tracking purchases of large quantities of flour, sugar or butter? I can see the inditement handed down now...
"John Doe is accused of purchasing a used 1996 Ford Econoline van, 500lbs enriched flour, 800lbs refined cane sugar, 50lbs Chocolate icing, 80lbs salted butter, 3lbs baking soda and 1 pack trick candles (to ensure the bomb squad could not extinguish them once they were lit)."