Game fanatics Terrorists plan attacks in net chats Kids' fave keeps their plots secre
Deadly ... terrorists are turning to online war games to plot attacks without being monitored
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By DAVID WILLETTS and TOM WELLS
TERRORISTS are using online war games like Call of Duty to plot attacks, The Sun can reveal.
Islamic extremists know cops monitor phone calls, emails and online messages. So they are turning to PlayStation and Xbox games to keep their deadly plans secret. Gamers can log on in groups to play against each other and — crucially — to chat in private. Once signed in to a "lobby" using a password, plotters put on Bluetooth headsets and speak securely to conspirators on the same site. Other shoot-'em-up games suspected of being targeted by terrorists are thought to be Medal of Honour and the Halo series.
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Last night, a source said: "It's a terrifying reality. These people waste no time finding a secure method of chatting. "They are logging into group games over the internet and discussing terror plots. Security people know about it. "For millions who love these games this will be a huge shock. "To think fanatics use them for their own ends is a real worry." Sources say plotters choose realistic conflict games so they can mask their deadly discussions as harmless web chat.
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There has even been evidence would-be jihadists treat war games as training tools, a bit like a pilot might use a flight simulator. News of the growing threat comes five years after the CIA first warned of the menace. But with the soaring popularity of the games, there are now fears they are being used by increasing numbers of criminals and terrorists. Last night government sources said police and spy chiefs were already responding to the threat. A security expert revealed: "Those who fight crime and terrorism keep up to date with technological changes."
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The terrorists choose incredibly realistic "first person games" where the controller works through a complex simulation of war scenarios, carrying out missions and battling enemy fighters. Gamers choose different styles of play and missions — from planting bombs to fighting one-on-one. Then they enter the lobby and invite their friends to join in. Call of Duty addicts can even join "clans" — groups who regularly play together. The games use a password-protected log-on to keep users' identities secret. The system was designed so players anywhere on the globe can get together for harmless fantasy battles. But security chiefs now fear plotters are set to turn those fantasies into reality.
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This is about the funniest yet most stupid article I have read in a while. Are they really this desperate for attention, is their newspaper "The Sun" in some kind of trouble that they needed to publish something like this?
We all know that people use xbox live as a means of communication that is no secret, shit I use it more than my phone to talk to people across the globe. But to say that the games are being used as training tools is just flat out stupid and shows how fucking naive these people are. This is the kind of shit that pisses me off about reporters and journalists.
It is already bad enough the reputation that shooting games have and we don't need more of it added to them by idiot journalist like these people at "The Sun". What they really need to mention is the movies that show real life would be scenarios where real terrorist plots come to life, not video games.
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Thats so stupid! I hate it when people blame video games for their own problems and violent behaviors. The journalist should be reporting stuff that is actually important. They would rather just report whatever the hell story will give them more attention.
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That is what I think, they need something to stir shit up and why not blame video games for what our own Governments due. If attention is what they wanted for publishing that article that is certainly what they got. Just sucks that it comes at some expense which is some uptight parents agreeing with this bullshit.
I have my 12 year old Son who is also in the Clan , (StewieShotU) and he is going to laugh his ass off when he reads this.
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yea you no that! its the same everywhere music makes people murder games make people murder NO!!!!!! it that there so fcked up an should be in a secure unit man shit like this pisses me off! Good find tho cheech man!
Yeah DEATH it's time people start taking accountability for their actions. Sometimes the media themselves are the ones who stir shit up so bad that they actually create conflict between people. It's the fucked up Propaganda which they love to use so that they have shit to report on. Believe this , the media is Satan.
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