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March 11, 2014

Twitter As Major Platform For Spreading Message Of Islamic State Of Iraq And Syria (ISIS)

February 17, 2014
By: S. Benjamin

An In-Depth Look At One Of The Facebook/Twitter Networks Of French-Speaking Jihadis Fighting In Syria: Glorifying Jihad In Syria, Condemning "Heretical" France

December 16, 2013

'Cyber Resistance Group' - Believed To Be Tied To Iran, Hizbullah - Claims To Have Hacked Israeli Army, Saudi Army, And Saudi Bin Laden Group Websites; Only Previous Cyber-Attacks Were This Year Against NASA, Bahraini Army

November 15, 2013
By: Steven Stalinsky and R. Sosnow

Afghan Cyber Army (ACA): Active On Facebook And YouTube - Recruiting and Training Volunteers, Claiming To Have Hacked U.S. Gov't Websites, U.S. And Israeli Bank Websites, Pakistan Gov't And Taliban Websites; Promising Major Attacks In Future

November 06, 2013
By: Steven Stalinsky and R. Sosnow

MEMRI's Behind-The-Scenes Role In Twitter's Shutdown Of Accounts Belonging To Designated Terrorists: The Case Of Al-Qaeda Affiliate Al-Shabaab And The Westgate Mall Attack

September 18, 2013
By: Steven Stalinsky, R. Sosnow, and B. Shemaria

The Rise And Fall Of The Qassam Cyber Fighters: Arab Hacking Group Or Iranian Cyber Front? A Review Of Its First Year Of Activity - September 2012-September 2013

August 19, 2013
By: Steven Stalinsky and R. Sosnow

Syrian Electronic Army Uses Social Media - Twitter, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Google+, Pinterest, Smartphone Apps - To Communicate, Spread News Of Its Hacks And Its Mission, And Recruit Volunteers

August 06, 2013
By: Steven Stalinsky

Jihadis Move From Facebook To Yahoo's Flickr Picture Sharing Site - Uploading Images Of Martyrs, Including Foreign Fighters Killed In Syria From U.S., U.K., France, Australia, Spain

May 09, 2013
By: Steven Stalinsky

Online Jihadis Embrace Instagram (Warning: Graphic Images)

April 16, 2013

On YouTube, Bomb-Making Instructions And Tutorials On Use Of Weapons

March 12, 2013
By: Tufail Ahmad and Mirza A. B. Baig

On Facebook, Twitter, And YouTube, Al-Qaeda's Urdu Forum Promotes Jihad, Educates Pakistani Audiences About Al-Qaeda Activists In Middle East

February 26, 2013
By: Steven Stalinsky

The Online Presence Of Sheikh Omar Abdel-Rahman - The Blind Sheikh: Official Website Hosted in Chicago, Active On YouTube, Twitter, And Facebook

February 22, 2013
By: Steven Stalinsky

Faces Of Death: On Twitter, Jihadis Distribute Photos Of 'Martyrs'

February 15, 2013
By: M. Khayat

Current Status Of Military And Technology-Related Subsections On Top Jihadi Forums

February 08, 2013
By: Steven Stalinsky and R. Sosnow

Tracking Hizbullah's Al-Manar TV Online Part III: Removed From Servers In Netherlands And U.S. As A Result Of MEMRI Reports - And Now Again Hosted On Servers In U.K And U.S.; Technical Contact Name For Control Of DNS Record For Al-Manar Website - Located In Hawaii

February 08, 2013
By: Steven Stalinsky and R. Sosnow

Hizbullah Circumvents August 2012 Bans By Apple And Google And Violates U.S., Dutch Law By Providing Ways To Download Its Apps For iPhone And iPad - Via Its Website - And For Android - Via The Netherlands-Based Aptoide And The TX-Based WhatsApp

January 30, 2013
By: Steven Stalinsky

Leading Mainstream And Jihadi Sheikhs Issue Fatwas Beginning In 2000 Allowing Hacking And Other Forms Of Online Attacks Providing Religious Justification For Today's Era Of Cyber Jihad

December 20, 2012

Due To Shutdown Of Major Jihadi Forums, Jihadis Forced To Rely On Facebook, Twitter To Disseminate Messages

December 11, 2012
By: Tufail Ahmad

Use Of Facebook, Google, And Twitter By Taliban And Other Jihadi Groups

December 04, 2012
By: Steven Stalinsky

Tracking Hizbullah's Al-Manar TV Online: Removed From Servers In Netherlands And U.S. As A Result Of MEMRI Reports - And Now Hosted On Servers In U.K.

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