"New Low": Pak Terror Groups Using Porn Sites To Recruit Operatives In J&K
Security agencies report that Pakistan-based terror groups are using pornographic websites and dating apps to recruit and communicate with operatives in Jammu and Kashmir. This shift to niche, encrypted platforms is a tactical move to evade surveillance by Indian authorities.
Why it matters
This evolution in digital tradecraft complicates counter-terrorism efforts and highlights the weaponization of mainstream internet platforms for illicit activities.
Pakistan-based terror networks have found a new hideout in the dark alleys of the internet - porn sites.Having abandoned popular encrypted platforms like WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger and Signal, terrorists and their Pakistan-based handlers are now exploiting real-time chat tools on pornographic and dating platforms to recruit and communicate with operatives in Jammu and Kashmir, security agencies have revealed.Officials said the move is a calculated ploy to dodge surveillance by Indian security agencies."By using platforms that are banned in India and accessed illegally through VPNs, terror handlers are masking their digital footprints and evading surveillance on mainstream social media," a senior security force officer said.According to intelligence inputs, the modus operandi is both brazen and sophisticated.
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