In June, 2010, Britain's MI6 and GCHQ intelligence agencies used their technological prowess to hack an online platforms that the terrorist groups used.
While targeting an English-language magazine that was intended to inspire and recruit overseas terrorists, intelligence hackers deleted articles by Osama bin Laden and even replaced bomb-making instructions with a cupcake recipe.
The original article, titled "Make a bomb in the Kitchen of your Mom," instructed would-be terrorists how to create a lethal pipe bomb using common kitchen items, such as sugar, match heads, and a mini light bulb attached to a timer.
In its stead, readers were greeted with a coded article that was actually a web resource for cup cake articles called "The Best Cupcakes in America" by Ellen DeGeneres chat show.
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