A pro-Islamic State (IS) tech group claimed distributing credentials for 4,590 social media accounts, along with 740 virtual phone numbers, to IS supporters throughout January 2018.
A leading pro-Islamic State (IS) Deep Web forum announced the development of a website for technical security and explanations of virtual currencies.
A workshop on Telegram run by a pro-Islamic State (IS) group instructed supporters on social media hacking techniques, focusing on the use of VPNs and dormant Hotmail email addresses for taking control of accounts on Twitter, Facebook, and other platforms.
A pro-Islamic State (IS) group invited supporters to join a training course in hacking Facebook and Twitter accounts.
A jihadi tech group discussed use cases for the recently-released "MuslimCrypt" steganography tool and another "anonymous and hidden way of communicating."
A Bengali pro-Islamic State (IS) group released a browser plug-in to access the latest address of its website, which serves as a clearinghouse for Bengali translation and IS material in its native language.
A jihadi tech group released a purported self-developed steganography application for hiding and encrypting messages within images.
A pro-Islamic State (IS) tech group claimed distributing credentials for 7,156 social media accounts, along with 690 virtual phone numbers, to IS supporters throughout December 2017.
A pro-Islamic State (IS) German-language Telegram channel posted advice on concealing both IP and device MAC addresses when posting jihadi content online.
