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Crime
J&K Terrorists Adopt Porn Apps and Tor for Covert Messaging
✍️ Daily Excelsior
🗓 30 Aug 2026, 05:48 PM
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Security agencies in Jammu & Kashmir have uncovered a new tactic by militants, who are using popular pornography apps and the Tor network to exchange covert messages.
Security officials in Jammu & Kashmir have identified a new communication method employed by militant groups.
Investigations reveal that the militants are exploiting mainstream pornography applications to transmit coded messages, leveraging the apps' anonymity features.
In addition to these apps, the groups are routing their communications through the Tor network, which masks IP addresses and makes tracing difficult.
The discovery has prompted the Jammu & Kashmir Police and the Intelligence Bureau to intensify surveillance on digital platforms and to issue warnings to users about potential misuse.
Investigations reveal that the militants are exploiting mainstream pornography applications to transmit coded messages, leveraging the apps' anonymity features.
In addition to these apps, the groups are routing their communications through the Tor network, which masks IP addresses and makes tracing difficult.
The discovery has prompted the Jammu & Kashmir Police and the Intelligence Bureau to intensify surveillance on digital platforms and to issue warnings to users about potential misuse.