Cyberterrorist in the backyard

In 1995, the Aum cult attacked Tokyo’s subways with sarin nerve gas. Since then, they’ve regrouped, renamed themselves Aleph and have focused on computer technology.
In April of this year, the CIA listed Aum in a report to a US Senate committee on potential threats. “[Aum] is the terrorist group that places the highest level of importance on developing cyber skills.” So what is Aum getting up to?
A year or so ago, there was an article about how a Japanese government IT project was being fulfilled by an Aum-connected contracting company. Oops.

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Mediatinker, Kristen McQuillin, is an American-born resident of Japan since 1998. This blog chronicles her life, projects, thoughts, and small adventures.