Terrorism & Cyber-Space

This report covers the period of April-June 2016

This report covers the period of July-September 2016

This report covers the period of October – December 2016

The realm of cyber-attacks has advanced over the years, both in regards to the scope of the phenomenon and in terms of the technological abilities displayed by the attackers. One recently developing field in this realm is the use of terminal equipment, including communications equipment

Op-Israel is the name given to a campaign of cyber-attacks carried out by hackers identified withthe international anarchic group ‘Anonymous’, and with pro-Palestinian hacker groups, againstIsraeli Internet sites with the goal “to disconnect Israel from the cyber world”.

Yesterday, May 10, 2017, the Caliphate Cyber Terrorism Army (CCTA) hacker group, formerly known as the Cyber Caliphate Army (CCA), released an official statement in which it announced the end of the raid named after Islamic State spokesman, Abu Mohammad al-‘Adnani, who was killed on

The main trends identified in the first quarter of 2017 were analyzed on five axes: operational uses; defensive tactics; offensive tactics; cyber-crime and cyber-terrorism; and international defense policy.

On Wednesday, July 5, 2017 a call was posted on a Telegram channel belonging to jihadist operatives to carry out a terrorist attack in Wimbledon similar to the attack that took place at the “Manchester Arena” events hall during a performance by the singer, Ariana

The main trends identified during the month of April 2017 were analyzed on five axes: operational uses; defensive tactics; offensive tactics; cyber-crime and cyber-terrorism; and counter-measures to protect against cyber-crime.

This report covers the period of May 2017.

This report covers the period of June-August 2017.

Sporadic evidence of terrorists’ use of digital currency has been in existence since 2012 and there is no doubt that in recent months this trend has been growing and taking shape and now holds a prominent presence online. ICT’s Cyber-Desk reviewed documented cases of jihadists’

This report covers the period of September-November 2017.

This report covers the period of December 2017.

In the modern era of 2017, cyberspace constitutes an integral part of daily life. Its many benefits make it possible to perform a wide range of actions more easily than ever before. As a global and cross-border entity, the Internet enables a broad distribution that

The evolution of cyber crime has lead to more sophisticated attacks in Africa, from password theft to credit card fraud and attacks on entire computer networks, with hundreds of millions of African cyber attacks on an annual basis. Serainu ranked the government and banking sectors as being

This report covers the period of January-March, 2018.

Introduction   The Cyber Space has become an important factor in the modern terrorism strategy. Not only are terrorists using the internet to advance their goals, they are also innovating and adapting to changes in the technological environment. In order to fight terrorism effectively, we

This report covers the period of April-June 2018.

Chinese hacker groups have become professional, strategic, and operate with improved tactics. They once were considered very bold with little regard for operational security, but now they are strategically controlled.

Download the full article Key Findings   There is a growing trend of hacktivism activities in Southeast Asia, including Web site defacement, distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks and information leaks. One group that operates using this strategy is the United Cyber Caliphate (UCC) collective, which operates

This report covers the period of July-September 2018.

Electronic jihad refers to two aspects. The first is operative, and deals with incitement and encouragement for the idea ofjihad, such as propaganda, financing and media. The second is technical, and deals with cyberattacks and cyber defense.

An Examination of a Potential Connection between the Trafficking of Women on the Darknet and the Financing of Terrorism   Human trafficking constitutes a key component of the terrorist strategy to subjugate and enslave vulnerable populations, promote ideology and increase the recruitment of activists. In addition, human trafficking

The cyber domain is composed of cellular technologies, space-based communications, and intranets, in addition to the internet of networked computers. Cyberspace often has a physical infrastructure layer which is dictated by the financial laws of rival capitals along with partisan laws of control and self-governing

Written by Dr. Michael Barak and Nadine Liv

Download the full article   The term “pre-crime” was coined in the film “Minority Report”, in which a criminal event that has not yet occurred is predicted, and a special police unit called “pre-crime” places the would-be offender in preventive detention in order to prevent

In January 2018, the ICT published a document reviewing the use of virtual currency by jihadists. A year later, we re-examined the developments that took place in this arena in the test cases described in the 2018 document, and we documented additional cases that occurred

This report covers the period of January-March 2019.

While monitoring Bitcoin address 1LaNXgq2ctDEa4fTha6PTo8sucqzieQctq, an irregular increase in the scope of activity has been identified compared to a previous review. A deeper review showed that the same address served a seemingly legitimate financial website by the name of cash4ps, which has been active in

This report covers the period of April – June 2019

This report covers the period of July – September 2019

This report covers the period of January – March 2020

The potential of cyberspace was identified by terror organizations over a decade ago. However, in recent years there is a significant uptick in the use of the internet and the sophistication of such use. Where initially terror organizations utilized static websites, then later incorporated basic

 This report covers the period of July-December 2020