NSA Official: The Islamic State Is Using Edward Snowden's NSA Leaks To Evade U.S. Intelligence

Islamic State leader Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi and Edward Snowden. Photo from The Moroccan Times

Islamic State Using Snowden Leaks To Evade U.S. Intel: NSA Official -- Washington Times

Disclosures from classified documents help terrorist group’s militants avoid detection

A former top official at the National Security Agency says the Islamic State terrorist group has “clearly” capitalized on the voluminous leaks from former NSA contractor Edward Snowden and is exploiting the top-secret disclosures to evade U.S. intelligence.

Bottom line: Islamic State killers are harder to find because they know how to avoid detection.

Chris Inglis was the NSA’s deputy director during Mr. Snowden’s flood of documents to the news media last year. Mr. Snowden disclosed how the agency eavesdrops, including spying on Internet communications such as emails and on the Web’s ubiquitous social media.

Asked by The Washington Times if the Islamic State has studied Mr. Snowden’s documents and taken action, Mr. Inglis answered, “Clearly.”

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My Comment: These radical groups have always operated under the assumption that their communications were being monitored .... so would Edward Snowden's leaks have made them use their communication networks any less .... I have my doubts. I am also not surprised that in their claims that their surveillance methods have been compromised .... they are not giving any specific examples. I guess we have to trust them on this claim.