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03-23-2016, 01:05 AM
ISIS tech team warns 'brothers in Belgium' to avoid social media after Brussels attacks
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A message purportedly sent to supporters of the Islamic State over the a**nymous messaging app Telegram on Tuesday warned the group's "brothers in Belgium" to avoid social media, use "encryption" to communicate and to "keep [a] low profile until the heat dies down."
SEE ALSO: Why Brussels has become the center for terror in Europe (http://mashable.com/2016/03/22/where-is-brussels/)
That message and others like it were first flagged (https://twitter.com/MichaelSSmithII/status/712306903452405760) on Twitter by Michael S. Smith II, a principal at the counter-terrorism firm Kro**s Advisory, who told Mashable he viewed it in an invite-only channel that is dedicated to discussing ISIS and information security.
The Daily Dot identified that channel (http://www.dailydot.com/politics/brussels-isis-focus-telegram/) as one belonging to the Afaaq Electronic Foundation, an ISIS arm established in January (http://www.dailydot.com/politics/isis-aef-nsa-s**wden-video/) dedicated to "raising security and technical awareness." Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/03/22/isis-encryption-brussels-attack/)
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A message purportedly sent to supporters of the Islamic State over the a**nymous messaging app Telegram on Tuesday warned the group's "brothers in Belgium" to avoid social media, use "encryption" to communicate and to "keep [a] low profile until the heat dies down."
SEE ALSO: Why Brussels has become the center for terror in Europe (http://mashable.com/2016/03/22/where-is-brussels/)
That message and others like it were first flagged (https://twitter.com/MichaelSSmithII/status/712306903452405760) on Twitter by Michael S. Smith II, a principal at the counter-terrorism firm Kro**s Advisory, who told Mashable he viewed it in an invite-only channel that is dedicated to discussing ISIS and information security.
The Daily Dot identified that channel (http://www.dailydot.com/politics/brussels-isis-focus-telegram/) as one belonging to the Afaaq Electronic Foundation, an ISIS arm established in January (http://www.dailydot.com/politics/isis-aef-nsa-s**wden-video/) dedicated to "raising security and technical awareness." Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/03/22/isis-encryption-brussels-attack/)
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