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Home / News / India News / Indian IS sympathizers use al-Qaeda's encryption application: NIA
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    Indian IS sympathizers use al-Qaeda's encryption application: NIA

    Ramya Patelkhana
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    Last updated on Dec 27, 2016, 07:25 am
    Indian IS sympathizers use al-Qaeda's encryption application: NIA
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  • The National Investigation Agency revealed a group of alleged sympathizers of the Islamic State terror outfit - conspiring to target Hyderabad's police stations - used a host of encrypted applications.

    They also used one such application developed by al-Qaeda's propaganda arm to secure their communications.

    Al-Fajr Media Centre distributes al-Qaeda's online propaganda material; its technical arm al-Fajr Technical Committee was established in 2012.

  • In this article
    Al-Fajr Technical Committee IS sympathizers also used Tor applications The NIA charge sheet NIA needs to continuously update technology, knowledge Policepersons and police stations in Hyderabad targeted IS handler in Syria Plans to target religious places to instigate communal tensions
  • Information

    Al-Fajr Technical Committee

  • Two years after establishment, al-Fajr Technical Committee released an Android version of its encryption program named Amn al-Mujahid - Security of Mujahid - for mobile phones in 2014.

  • Sympathizers

    IS sympathizers also used Tor applications

    IS sympathizers also used Tor applications
  • The NIA said the members of the alleged IS sympathizer group, despite having access to encryption apps, never discussed their plans on such apps and preferred face-to-face conversations to discuss their targets.

    The group also used Tor (anonymity network) applications like 'Orbot' and 'Orfox', which conceal a user's internet usage by bouncing it through a series of computers around the world.

  • Quote

    The NIA charge sheet

  • The NIA charge sheet against eight members of the alleged IS sympathizer group states, "Two members of the (IS sympathizer) group, Mohammed Ibrahim Yazdani and Abdulla Bin Ahmed al-Amoodi had downloaded Amn al-Mujahid encryption on their mobile phones."

  • Handlers

    NIA needs to continuously update technology, knowledge

    NIA needs to continuously update technology, knowledge
  • An NIA official said they need to continuously update their technology and knowledge to keep track of the suspect communication.

    The NIA charge sheet said two handlers of the group - one suspected to be Shafi Armar (of Karnataka) and a former member of Indian Mujahideen - kept them informed about latest encryption programs.

    Armar moved to Syria's IS-held region two years ago.

  • Hyderabad

    Policepersons and police stations in Hyderabad targeted

    Policepersons and police stations in Hyderabad targeted
    Credits:
  • The group planned to target policepersons and police stations in Hyderabad using navigation and map application called 'OsmAnd+' to plot targets.

    One of the members, Muzaffar Hussain Rizwan had a digital document containing three Global Positioning System coordinates, corresponding to Hyderabad's Kamathipura, Afzalganj and Bahadurpura police stations when plotted on Google Maps.

    During interrogation, Rizwan confirmed he was tasked with surveying police stations.

  • Information

    IS handler in Syria

  • The coordinates of the police stations collected by Rizwan were reportedly sent to the IS handler in Syria using an application called 'Pidgin' that allows users to simultaneously log in to multiple chat accounts.

  • Applications

    Plans to target religious places to instigate communal tensions

    Plans to target religious places to instigate communal tensions
    Credits:
  • The alleged IS sympathizer organization was asked to use 'Nymgo' application for making Voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP) calls.

    Besides, the organization has also been using applications like 'Trillian' and 'Chatsecure', which are considered secure chat-apps, along with 'Tutanota' email that provides end-to-end encryption.

    The NIA also said the group was planning to target religious places in Hyderabad to "foment" communal tensions in the state capital.

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