Al-Qaida's Top-tier Communications Forum Restored After Apparent Hack

It would seem Al-Qaida's top-tier communications forum, al-Shamukh, has been restored. It has been unavailable for just about a week, due to a suspected government-based hack.

Evan Kohlmann, of Flashpoint Global Partners, posted the following tweets (@IntelTweet) today....

https://twitter.com/#!/IntelTweet/status/87949364466696192

Al-Qaida's top-tier communications forum, al-Shamukh, has been restored and is now re-open for registered users following an apparent hack.

https://twitter.com/#!/IntelTweet/status/87949856123002880

A message posted by Shamukh administrators boasted that the forum has been restored "despite the determination and cunning of our enemies."

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