Hackers trace ISIS Twitter accounts back to UK Government Internet addresses
 

Teenage computer experts unveil astonishing web of unpublicised interactions linking extremist social media mouthpieces to the British government

Hackers have claimed that a number of Islamic State supporters' social media accounts are being run from internet addresses linked to the Department of Work and Pensions.

A group of four young computer experts who call themselves VandaSec have unearthed evidence indicating that at least three ISIS-supporting accounts can be traced back to the DWP's London offices.

Every computer and mobile phone logs onto the internet using an IP address, which is a type of identification number.

The hacking collective showed Mirror Online details of the IP addresses used by a trio of separate digital jihadis to access Twitter accounts, which were then used to carry out online recruitment and propaganda campaigns.

At first glance, the IP addresses seem to be based in Saudi Arabia, but upon further inspection using specialist tools they appeared to link back to the DWP.

Continued Hackers trace ISIS Twitter accounts back to internet addresses linked to Department of Work and Pensions - Mirror Online

Great find !:2 cents::thumbsup

botnets, tunnel proxy... yawn

yeah, just was going to post it...
is it connected anyhow with this ? :1orglaugh:1orglaugh:1orglaugh
https://theintercept.com/2014/02/24/jtrig-manipulation/

UK is full of jockeys. Some jockeys work in government jobs. Some jockeys are ISIS fans. Nothing shocking.
Thanks traitor Blair and now Cameron.

if this is how you perceive world..well, then no comments.
you think that ISIS has fans in GCHQ ?:1orglaugh:1orglaugh

not surprising.................

I am not familiar with UK's agencies.
OP says Department for Work & Pensions and you say GCHQ (which looks like some security/spy agency). Those 2 sound different.

I do not believe they have any/many of them in spy agencies, but believe they have some/many of them working in department for work and pensions.

I'm not surprised at ALL!!

Never seen an assigned block on a #whois [ip] return?
Most mobile IPs are proxy cache IPs and on the host's webserver logs they are not accurate geo-locators.

Social media is mostly mobile today
Messaging apps are 99%+ mobile

And he got paid to write that?