Careful Who You Friend: Taliban Posing as ‘Attractive Women’ Online (David Axe/Wired)
David Axe / Wired:
Careful Who You Friend: Taliban Posing as ‘Attractive Women’ Online — U.S. and Australian troops during a 2010 computer training exercise. Photo: Australian Ministry of Defense — Tech-savvy Talibs have posed as pretty girls on Facebook to lure Australian troops into giving away military secrets.
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