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The [[Joint Threat Research Intelligence Group]] is a unit of [[GCHQ]], the British signals intelligence organisation,  involved in cyber-attacks and online propaganda operations.<ref>Matthew Cole, Richard Esposito, Mark Schone and Glenn Greenwald, [http://www.nbcnews.com/news/investigations/snowden-docs-british-spies-used-sex-dirty-tricks-n23091 Snowden Docs: British Spies Used Sex and 'Dirty Tricks'], NBC News, 7 February 2014.</ref>
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The [[Joint Threat Research Intelligence Group]] is a unit of [[GCHQ]], the British signals intelligence organisation,  involved in cyber-attacks and online propaganda operations.<ref name="NBC">Matthew Cole, Richard Esposito, Mark Schone and Glenn Greenwald, [http://www.nbcnews.com/news/investigations/snowden-docs-british-spies-used-sex-dirty-tricks-n23091 Snowden Docs: British Spies Used Sex and 'Dirty Tricks'], NBC News, 7 February 2014.</ref>
  
Its existence was revealed in February 2014 by [[NBC News]] citing documents leaked by the former US [[National Security Agency]] contractor [[Edward Snowden]].<ref name=NBCFeb14>[http://www.nbcnews.com/news/investigations/snowden-docs-british-spies-used-sex-dirty-tricks-n23091 Snowden Docs: British Spies Used Sex and 'Dirty Tricks'], ''[[NBC News]]'' 7 February 2014.</ref>  
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Its existence was revealed in February 2014 by [[NBC News]] citing documents leaked by the former US [[National Security Agency]] contractor [[Edward Snowden]].<ref name="NBC"/>
  
 
[[File:JTRIG operation methods-techniques-Screen Shot 2015-07-30 at 20.50.58.png|thumb|right|500px|[[JTRIG]] 'Operation methods/techniques'.  Screengrab from [[Mandeep Dhami]] [https://firstlook.org/theintercept/document/2015/06/22/behavioural-science-support-jtrig/ Behavioural Science Support for JTRIG’S Effects and Online HUMINT Operations] DSTL, 10 March 2011, Top Secret. p. 9. ]]
 
[[File:JTRIG operation methods-techniques-Screen Shot 2015-07-30 at 20.50.58.png|thumb|right|500px|[[JTRIG]] 'Operation methods/techniques'.  Screengrab from [[Mandeep Dhami]] [https://firstlook.org/theintercept/document/2015/06/22/behavioural-science-support-jtrig/ Behavioural Science Support for JTRIG’S Effects and Online HUMINT Operations] DSTL, 10 March 2011, Top Secret. p. 9. ]]

Revision as of 07:01, 31 July 2015

The Joint Threat Research Intelligence Group is a unit of GCHQ, the British signals intelligence organisation, involved in cyber-attacks and online propaganda operations.[1]

Its existence was revealed in February 2014 by NBC News citing documents leaked by the former US National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden.[1]

JTRIG 'Operation methods/techniques'. Screengrab from Mandeep Dhami Behavioural Science Support for JTRIG’S Effects and Online HUMINT Operations DSTL, 10 March 2011, Top Secret. p. 9.

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matthew Cole, Richard Esposito, Mark Schone and Glenn Greenwald, Snowden Docs: British Spies Used Sex and 'Dirty Tricks', NBC News, 7 February 2014.