ISIS and Al-Qaeda are preparing to launch a massive cyber attack against the western world. They are stepping up efforts to seek a digital caliphate. Their main aim is disrupting the financial and infrastructure system of the western world.
Both ISIS and Al-Qaeda claim to be actively recruiting skilled hackers in a bid to create a team of computer experts capable of causing devastating cyber attacks. Fox News reported the terror groups were using social media to attract more young recruits. Large numbers of Islamic State fighters are young, highly educated Westerners who are fighting the holy war with sophisticated backgrounds and training with digital technology.
Militants use of Socialmedias like Twitter and Facebook allows them to target an entire new generation of young possible recruits while the beheading videos of James Foley and Steven Sotloff were created using skilled video and audio editing techniques.
