back to article Australian cyber-op attacked ISIL with the terrifying power of Rickrolling

Australia's Signals Directorate, the signals intelligence organization, has revealed it employed zero-click attacks on devices used by fighters for Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) – then unleashed the terrifying power of Rick Astley. The documentary, BREAKING the CODE: Cyber Secrets Revealed, reveals that the …

  1. Sora2566 Silver badge

    Should the Aussies be proud or ashamed?

  2. Winkypop Silver badge

    Link for non Australians

    https://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ

    1. KittenHuffer Silver badge
      Facepalm

      Re: Link for non Australians

      Well executed Winky!

    2. FrogsAndChips Silver badge

      Re: Link for non Australians

      That seems to only work from the UK. For US-based readers, you should use this link.

    3. Flocke Kroes Silver badge

      Re: Link for non Australiens

      I was expecting something a bit more official.

  3. Anonymous Anti-ANC South African Coward Silver badge
    Trollface

    ASD operatives even complained to the malware-slinger's help desk, reporting that its bots had stopped working and they were not getting what they had paid for.

    Now that's just beautiful...

    1. FrogsAndChips Silver badge

      But the question is: did they get a refund?

  4. Arthur the cat Silver badge
    Trollface

    the terrifying power of Rick Astley.

    I thought that was banned under the Geneva Conventions?

    1. Clausewitz4.0 Bronze badge
      Black Helicopters

      Re: the terrifying power of Rick Astley.

      A lot of stuff being used / being done is banned under the Geneva convention.

      A political solution shall solve the problems, or create more of them.

    2. eldakka

      Re: the terrifying power of Rick Astley.

      > I thought that was banned under the Geneva Conventions?

      It is -see the section on torture.

      But the Geneva Conventions only apply between soverign states, it does not apply to things like rebellions, civil wars, insurgencies. I think ISIL is regarded as an insurgency, not a soverign nation, therefore the Geneva Conventions do not apply.

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