ISIS tech team warns 'brothers in Belgium' to avoid social media after Brussels attacks

A message purportedly sent to supporters of the Islamic State over the anonymous messaging app Telegram on Tuesday warned the group's "brothers in Belgium" to avoid social media, use "encryption" to communicate and to "keep [a] low profile until the heat dies down."

That message and others like it were first flagged on Twitter by Michael S. Smith II, a principal at the counter-terrorism firm Kronos Advisory, who told Mashable he viewed it in an invite-only channel that is dedicated to discussing ISIS and information security.

The Daily Dot identified that channel as one belonging to the Afaaq Electronic Foundation, an ISIS arm established in January dedicated to "raising security and technical awareness." Read more...