Unfortunate but, inevitable.
From CSO Online:
A recently released tool that allegedly was designed to help al-Qaeda supporters encrypt their Internet-based communications is a well-written and easily portable piece of code, according to a security researcher who has analyzed the software.
However, messages that are encrypted using the tool, which is known as Mujahedeen Secrets 2 (alternately spelled as Mujahideen), should be relatively easy for law enforcement authorities to spot and track, said Paul Henry, vice president of technology evangelism at Secure Computing Corp. in San Jose.
The tool was previously downloaded and reviewed by information-security practitioner Jeff Bardin, a former USAF/NSA code-breaker and Arabic translator who blogs for CSOonline.com. In a blog entry, “A Gift from the Islamic Faithful Network – Mujahedeen Secrets 2 Program,” Bardin concluded that the tool showed a software development cycle with an increasing level of sophistication.
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[tags]Terrorist Encryption, Terrorist Crypto, Al-Qaeda Encryption Tool[/tags]