Erik Hacker (@_erikhacker) 's Twitter Profile
Erik Hacker

@_erikhacker

terrorism & extremism analyst at @ScenorCrew

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calendar_today23-09-2011 14:29:50

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Counter Terrorism Policing (@terrorismpolice) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The threat posed to children by online extremism is growing. Today the Five Eyes alliance of the UK, USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand published a joint warning about the imminent threat to national security. Read the full paper ⬇

Laith Alkhouri (@menaanalyst) 's Twitter Profile Photo

As analysts keep track of terrorists’ advancement in exploiting technology and cyberspace (e.g. launching cyber attacks or disrupting the grid), the large majority of them strike using accessible means - knives, guns, vehicles. The biggest issue is that security professionals

60 Minutes (@60minutes) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The suspect behind the New Orleans terrorist attack was inspired by ISIS and radicalized online, says FBI Director Christopher Wray. "There are not a lot of dots out there to connect. And there's very little time in which to connect them.” cbsn.ws/3WcETxm

Caleb Weiss (@caleb_weiss7) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Still early but very important to see who was targeted here and who Trump is referring to, if not Mumin himself. If Mumin was taken out, giant reverberations around IS in Africa and even globally.

Ryan Cummings (@pol_sec_analyst) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A post that Boko Haram was USAID-funded receives thousands of RTs without any degree of scrutiny. We are losing the war on disinformation at an alarming rate

Erik Hacker (@_erikhacker) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Some numbers for comparison (2022 - now), showing Austria as one of Europe's jihadism hotspots: 7 foiled plots, 1 (suspected) attack in Austria; 20 foiled plots and 4 attacks in France; 16 foiled plots and 7 attacks in Germany; 7 foiled plots and 2 attacks in Belgium.

SCENOR | The Science Crew (@scenorcrew) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🔴 ANGRIFF IN ÖSTERREICH: Die Messerattacke in Villach wird als mutmaßlicher dschihadistischer Anschlag eingestuft. Ein Überblick von SCENOR-Experte Erik Hacker zeigt: Österreich ist verstärkt in den Fokus dschihadistischer Aktivitäten gerückt 👉 buff.ly/3X3Mijc

🔴 ANGRIFF IN ÖSTERREICH: Die Messerattacke in Villach wird als mutmaßlicher dschihadistischer Anschlag eingestuft. Ein Überblick von SCENOR-Experte Erik Hacker zeigt:  Österreich ist verstärkt in den Fokus dschihadistischer Aktivitäten gerückt 👉 buff.ly/3X3Mijc
SCENOR | The Science Crew (@scenorcrew) 's Twitter Profile Photo

📊 Zum Vergleich (2022 – heute): 🇦🇹 Österreich: 7 vereitelte Anschläge, 1 (mutmaßlicher) Angriff 🇫🇷 Frankreich: 20 vereitelte Anschläge, 4 Angriffe 🇩🇪 Deutschland: 16 vereitelte Anschläge, 7 Angriffe 🇧🇪 Belgien: 7 vereitelte Anschläge, 2 Angriffe #terrorismus Erik Hacker

Erik Hacker (@_erikhacker) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A jihadist plot targeting a train station in Vienna, Austria was reportedly foiled by authorities on 10 February, with the suspect being just 14 years old. Mixed ideological background, sympathy for both ISIS and al-Qaeda. reuters.com/world/europe/a…

Recherche_J (@online_monitord) 's Twitter Profile Photo

218 Personen haben den entsprechenden Kanal auf dem geschlossenen IS RocketChat Server besucht. Die wenigsten davon dĂĽrften aus DE kommen. So sieht aber der NewsFeed zu den Postern der Crew aus. Ein Mediacoup auf allen Ebenen.

218 Personen haben den entsprechenden Kanal auf dem geschlossenen IS RocketChat Server besucht. Die wenigsten davon dĂĽrften aus DE kommen. 
So sieht aber der NewsFeed zu den Postern der Crew aus. 
Ein Mediacoup auf allen Ebenen.
ORF (@orfonline) 's Twitter Profile Photo

#EU must balance innovation, regulation, and ethics in #AI-driven counterterrorism efforts. The #AI Act provides strict oversight but allows exceptions for #law enforcement and #nationalsecurity applications Clara Broekaert or-f.org/33271

#EU must balance innovation, regulation, and ethics in #AI-driven counterterrorism efforts. The #AI Act provides strict oversight but allows exceptions for #law enforcement and #nationalsecurity applications <a href="/ClaraBroekaert/">Clara Broekaert</a> or-f.org/33271
Seamus Hughes (@seamushughes) 's Twitter Profile Photo

In this week’s court records roundup, terror attack planning using Roblox. Plus we passively aggressively call out that one guy at a conference. courtwatch.news/p/131-planning…

In this week’s court records roundup, terror attack planning using Roblox. Plus we passively aggressively call out that one guy at a conference. 

courtwatch.news/p/131-planning…
Aaron Y. Zelin (@azelin) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Generation Jihad: The Profile and Modus Operandi of Minors Involved in Recent Islamist Terror Plots in Europe - Erik Hacker (Erik Hacker), CTC at West Point Sentinel: ctc.westpoint.edu/generation-jih…

Jean-Charles Brisard (@jcbrisard) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Il y a 20 ans, le 7 juillet 2005, les attentats de #Londres, perpétrés dans les transports publics de la capitale britannique, faisaient 52 morts et près de 800 blessés #AQ #NeverForget

Il y a 20 ans, le 7 juillet 2005, les attentats de #Londres, perpétrés dans les transports publics de la capitale britannique, faisaient 52 morts et près de 800 blessés #AQ #NeverForget
Aaron Y. Zelin (@azelin) 's Twitter Profile Photo

20 years ago, Ayman al-Zawahiri sent a letter to Abu Mus'ab al-Zarqawi to include more Iraqis in al-Qaeda in the Land of the Two Rivers and to be less extreme in its use of violence against civilians. This would be the first crack that eventually led the split between AQ and IS

Caleb Weiss (@caleb_weiss7) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Ethiopia is reporting it arrested 80+ Islamic State-Somalia members across the country. Somewhat unsurprising given that Ethiopians were/are one of the largest contingents of the group and IS-Som has historically used Eth as a transport/logistics hub ena.et/web/eng/w/eng_…