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Video Game Console Used to Coordinate Paris Attacks?

Video Game Console Used to Coordinate Paris Attacks?

November 16, 2015

Homeland & Cyber Security

The Jerusalem Post — In the search for answers following the deadly spate of terrorist attacks that left over 130 people dead in Paris, investigators are piecing together how the attacks went undetected.

Dudu Mimran

Dudu Mimran

Dudu Mimran, chief technology officer of BGU’s Cyber Security Research Center, spoke with The Jerusalem Post about why suspicion has arisen over the use of a popular home video game device as a means of communication for the perpetrators of the killing rampage.

“From a malicious point of view, using such platforms for communication can be perfect because they are difficult to monitor,” says Mimran.

The possibility of the gaming console’s role in plotting the attack came to light after police in Belgium raided the home of a suspected organizer of the massacre, seizing a Sony PlayStation 4 console.

Mimran highlights that in multiplayer video games, users can communicate encrypted messages to others through the interface itself or in related online forums.

Mimran adds that unless cyber security monitors have a lead or real intelligence, intercepting stealth communication is “almost impossible” in mainstream social networking services, including Facebook and WhatsApp, due in part to the vast quantity of data trafficked through the platforms.

Read more on The Jerusalem Post website >>