http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/msid-742828,curpg-3.cms
Since the September 11 attacks, the terror group has become much more dispersed, with less funding, following the arrests or deaths of key financiers.

But the group has learned to operate on much smaller sums than the estimated $30 million spent annually prior to September 11, 2001, the report said.

"Al-Qaida and other extremist groups will likely continue to exploit leaks of national security information in the media, open-source information on techniques such as mixing explosives, and advances in electronics," it said.