“Terrorist groups and their sympathizers have expressed interest in using cyber means to targt the United States and its citizens.” that is what Dennis Blair, US Director of National Intelligence, said to the US Senate.

There were no statement yets against the UK, but other countries might also be their next target.

This story isn’t too farfetched as online attack against websites have been recorded already in some countries, one of which was in Saudi Arabia, the really threatening part of this was you did not need to be a member of extremist groups to gain access to such destructive information, all you need is internet connection.

According to Dominique Thomas, from the Paris School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences: “On jihadist websites there are all sorts of manuals explaining how to make an e-bomb, how to create a virus, how to use encryption techniques”

“They are very up to date. The Saudis especially are very strong.” added the specialist in Islamic networks.

What is bothersome about this news is that you do not need to be initiated and be identified as religious extremist to gain access to this dangerous information, anyone with bad intentions can perform the attack on someone else, and that information is readily available online.

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