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Trump Takes Credit for Defeating ISIS; Now He Must Fight Its Comeback
“The Islamic State threat is now emanating from more vectors or regional branches," Lucas Webber, senior threat intelligence analyst at Tech Against...
Islamic State Exploits Hostile Sentiments Amid Israeli-Hamas Conflict
Lucas Webber, a senior threat intelligence analyst at Tech Against Terrorism, said part of the attraction to IS and other parallel jihadist groups...
Rise in vigilante attacks in US highlight growing online DIY terrorism resources
“The Director General of MI5, Ken McCallum, has recently highlighted how counterterrorism now competes with other national security priorities for...
Deadly New Orleans attack underscores looming threat of IS attacks in the US
“IS poses threats in the form of directed operations, guided plots and inspiring followers to mobilise,” said Lucas Webber, a senior threat...
New Orleans raises specter of persistent ISIS threat
“The group has counselled patience in its efforts to target the United States and other Western countries since it lost its self-declared 'caliphate'...
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Labor stands up new terrorist and extremist content monitoring capability
The federal government has partnered with the Online Harms Foundation for “24/7 crisis response capability” to fight harmful online content.The...
IS Reacts to Trump's Victory
“Lucas Webber, a research fellow and a senior threat intelligence analyst at Tech Against Terrorism, said he had been monitoring online IS chatter...
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‘You are next’: online posts show Islamic State interest in attacks on US ahead of election
“[IS-K] has recently reiterated its intent to target the US with a poster depicting one of its militants holding a grenade in front of the US Capitol...
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ISIS-K threat grows as it targets disaffected Muslims with sophisticated propaganda
“Lucas Webber, senior threat intelligence analyst at Tech Against Terrorism, said ISIS-K initially focused on Tajik immigrants in the West but has...
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As World Powers Clash, ISIS Returns for Revenge
“ISKP follows macro geopolitical shifts and rising tensions between the great powers very closely, publishing online propaganda detailing analysis of...