From London With Love!!

Coldheart96Coldheart96 Florida , USAPosts: 203MI6 Agent
Anyone who enjoys subtle British humor will love the below post. :)) Absolutely brilliant!!!



LONDON (Reuters Life!) - British spies hacked into an al-Qaida website to replace instructions on how to build a bomb with recipes for making cupcakes, newspapers reported on Friday.

The cyber offensive took place last year when the English language magazine called Inspire, aimed at Muslims in the West, was launched by supporters of al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).

British intelligence officers based at the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), the state eavesdropping service, attacked the 67-page magazine, leaving most of it garbled, British newspapers said.

Instead of being able to read how to "Make a Bomb in the Kitchen of Your Mom," readers were greeted with computer code which actually contained recipes from The Best Cupcakes in America, published by U.S. chat show host Ellen DeGeneres.

The paper reported that it took almost two weeks for AQAP to post a corrected version of the magazine after it had been sabotaged.

A British security source said the Post's report was accurate but could not confirm details of the reported cupcake operation.
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M: "Jealous husbands. Outraged chefs. Humiliated tailors. The list is endless!"

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  • Sir MilesSir Miles The Wrong Side Of The WardrobePosts: 27,931Chief of Staff
    Anyone who enjoys subtle British humor will love the below post. :)) Absolutely brilliant!!!



    LONDON (Reuters Life!) - British spies hacked into an al-Qaida website to replace instructions on how to build a bomb with recipes for making cupcakes, newspapers reported on Friday.

    The cyber offensive took place last year when the English language magazine called Inspire, aimed at Muslims in the West, was launched by supporters of al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).

    British intelligence officers based at the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), the state eavesdropping service, attacked the 67-page magazine, leaving most of it garbled, British newspapers said.

    Instead of being able to read how to "Make a Bomb in the Kitchen of Your Mom," readers were greeted with computer code which actually contained recipes from The Best Cupcakes in America, published by U.S. chat show host Ellen DeGeneres.

    The paper reported that it took almost two weeks for AQAP to post a corrected version of the magazine after it had been sabotaged.

    A British security source said the Post's report was accurate but could not confirm details of the reported cupcake operation.

    I have to say that that is sheer class -{
    YNWA 97
  • PendragonPendragon ColoradoPosts: 2,640MI6 Agent
    saw this story on the local news last night...and it seems that the owners of one of the cupcake recipes were shocked to find out that their recipe was used. They said they were glad that it helped thwart terrorism for a bit, but hoped that their secret ingredients were left out :p
    Hey! Observer! You trying to get yourself Killed?

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