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Author archive for Laurence Bindner

  • Feb092026

    Telegram Stars: Exploring Micropayment Exploitation, Digital Goods and the Evolving Tactics of Terrorist Financing

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    Over the past decade, terrorist organisations have repeatedly demonstrated their ability to adapt to disruption in the digital environment. As…

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  • Jul102023

    Are Jihadists Profiting from NFTs?

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    In September 2022, the Wall Street Journal published a report on our discovery of NFTs created by the Islamic State…

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  • Jul012022

    The Buffalo Attack – Insights From the Suspected Terrorist’s Diary

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    The ‘diary’ of Payton Gendron, who carried out the Buffalo attack on May 14 2022 killing ten and wounding three,…

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  • Sep132021

    20 Years After 9/11 – Why Islamic State’s Propaganda Hasn’t Overshadowed Al-Qaeda’s

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    Last weekend marked two important dates in the history of jihadism: the 20-year anniversary of the 9/11 attack by al-Qaeda…

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  • Nov062020

    Social Media and the Murder of Samuel Paty

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    Could better monitoring have prevented a terror attack? If we recap the spiral of events that led to the beheading…

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