Taliban use Skype VoIP bug to evade capture

Taliban fighters targeting British troops in Afghanistan are using Skype voice-over-IP phones to evade detection, reports Computer Weekly.

"Security sources have told the Evening Standard that unlike traditional mobile calls, which can be monitored by RAF Nimrod spy planes, Skype calls are heavily encrypted.

Taliban leaders had previously been known to use satellite phones, which could be tracked and located by western forces."

emily | 5:28 PM | News, Buzz |
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