Never underestimate the technical expertise of terrorists
An Indian television network recently received an email from a terrorist group called Deccan Mujahideen stating that the group is responsible for the 2008 Mumbai attacks. Curiously enough, nobody has ever heard about a Deccan Mujahideen terrorist group prior to the exposure of the email. Up to this minute, the existence of such terrorist group is still not verified. Because of the lack of information on the Deccan Mujahideen terrorist group, many people are now questioning the validity of the claim or the existence of the email. Many people suggested that it must be a hoax or a false flag operation. According to an alternative theory, another terrorist group must have assumed the name “Deccan Mujahideen” to pass the blame and divert the investigation to a terrorist group that doesn’t really exist.
Sending an anonymous email
To retain their anonymity, the terrorist group responsible for the recent Mumbai attacks used a remailer service to forward to the world. What makes a remailer service different from other email services is that it is especially designed to protect the identity of the email sender. It automatically deletes the IP address of the email sender and removes all details that might be used to discover the identity or trace the location of the secret sender. Only highly skilled cyber experts have the ability to unlock the mystery behind such a remailer service.
Tracing the sender’s location
With the help of cyber experts and email techniques, investigators of the Mumbai attacks were able to trace the origin of the mysterious email: Russia. Although it has been reported that cyber experts traced the origin of the email from Russia, the specific location where the group actually sent the email still remains a mystery. After all, they might have used a proxy address to further confuse the investigators.