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Anonymous hacktivists, in conjunction with RedCult, have ramped up efforts to disrupt ISIS by zeroing in on social media accounts allegedly used by the terrorist group for recruitment and propaganda purposes.
Against a backdrop of increased military action by allied forces against ISIS, hackers flying the Anonymous flag have unveiled a new operation – dubbed #OpISIS – which aims to take down websites and email accounts, as well as expose Islamic militants, according to a message recently posted on PasteBin.
Greetings citizens of the world, we are Anonymous,
Operation ISIS Continues:
First we need to clarify few a things.
We Are: Muslims, Christians, Jews...
We Are hackers, crackers, Hacktivist, phishers, agents, spies, or just the guy from next door.
We Are students, administrators, workers, clerks, unemployed, rich, poor, We are young, or old, gay or straight.
We wear smart clothes or rugs, we are hedonists, ascetics, joy riders or activists.
We come from all races, countries, religions, and ethnicity.
UNITED AS ONE, DIVIDED BY ZERO...
We Are Anonymous.
-REMEMBER...THE TERRORISTS THAT ARE CALLING THEMSELVES ISLAMIC STATE,(ISIS), ARE NOT MUSLIMS!!!.
In the statement and an accompanying two minute video, an Anonymous spokesperson explains how the group sees ISIS as a virus that it says it intends to cure.
Part of the treatment appears to be the takedown of Facebook and Twitter accounts. The document on PasteBin lists a total of 90 Twitter accounts which the group says it has taken offline due to their affiliation with ISIS.
It also says it’s keeping twelve Facebook accounts under continuing surveillance after they were found to have been “keeping contact with the terrorists (ISIS) in Syria & Iraq”.
In a similar offensive last month, Anonymous launched #OpCharlieHebdo in response to the terrorist attacks in Paris, claiming responsibility for the downing of dozens of “Jihad sites”.
I’m glad to see these guys doing good things again like the old days, when Scientology was the common enemy.
These guys are a menace, but Terrorists are of course much worse.
Well at least they can try and stop people from joining by letting them know the truth about ISIL. Target the recruiters. There are starting to be “home” recruited.
I’m against hackers but if they want to go after morons like ISIS go ahead. Use your skills for good at least.
You would think that ISIL would get tired of being singled out by the world and that the fighters would just go back home and get a 9 to 5, and watch the tele, I mean it seems like more work than it’s worth, killing, pillaging, etc. But then the Internet is full of bullies too.
I think its great what they are doing. ISIL is terrible and should have their sympathisers social media shut down.
As heroic as their notion is, to be precise, Anonymous has always launched operations to gain public support of their cause and then they go back to doing things their temporary commons may not like. The majority idealists are obviously playing on this. Aside from that, considering they’re not a group, an organization, more so an idea, the majority who claim to be apart of the Anonymous idea, are the ones who set the agenda, when you can have a small percentage within the idealists, that may believe what ISIL is doing is all and well in the broader scheme of things, Ordo ab Chao, they just won’t be participating in the operation, but they support their fellow idealists ideas.
Because it is not a group but is an identifier for idealists, they’re illusive, and as fast as they have risen, as fast as anyone can claim to be “Anonymous” and change the majority agenda or what appears to be their majority agenda via Social Media outlets.
That is the dangers of an Anonymous existence, there is never verification because inherently, what it means to be Anonymous defies to claim being Anonymous. Therefor anyone can be Anonymous while not being Anonymous, and launch an Operation, or any other action for that matter under the claims of Anonymous association. Anyone who truly understands and is Anonymous, will never claim to be and the moment a majority claims to be Anonymous, you know they aren’t the original idealists and proceed with caution.
Hail Anonymous! Well done.