#Paris-Anonymous declares cyber-war against ISIS

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Cyber activists collective Anonymous have declared a war on ISIS in a video message posted on YouTube in the aftermath of the Paris terrorist attacks. Anonymous also posted on their Twitter account declaring that, “#Anonymous is at war with #Daesh. We won’t stop opposing #IslamicState. We’re also better hackers. #OpISIS”

This is not the first time that Anonymous has taken on ISIS, which is fairly active on social media. Previously, after the Charlie Hebdo attacks, Anonymous had exposed thousands of ISIS Twitter accounts in #OpISIS.

 

In the latest message on YouTube, Anonymous says they will launch the biggest operation ever against ISIS.

An Anonymous member wearing a Guy Fawkes mask declares in the video, “Anonymous from all over the world will hunt you down…We will not let you go.” The group warned ISIS that they will launch massive cyber attacks against ISIS.

 

Meanwhile the French government has launched full scale operations against ISIS. France launched “massive” air strikes on the Islamic State group’s de-facto capital in Syria Sunday night, destroying a jihadi training camp and a munitions dump in the city of Raqqa, where Iraqi intelligence officials say the attacks on Paris were planned.

 

Twelve aircraft including 10 fighter jets dropped a total of 20 bombs in the biggest air strikes since France extended its bombing campaign against the extremist group to Syria in September.

The Paris terror attacks have left 129 people dead with more than 350 injured.

 

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Paris attacks: Anonymous begins leaking details of suspected ISIS accounts

 

Anonymous has begun leaking the personal information of suspected extremists, after it "declared war" on ISIS in the wake of the deadly attacks in Paris.

The activist collective is assembling lists of the Twitter accounts and websites of extremists, in an attempt to have them taken down. At least one post seen by The Independent contains details including the physical address of a person it claims is an ISIS recruiter in Europe.

Activists claim to have successfully had accounts and sites taken down already. Accounts associated with the group claimed that it was responsible for the removal of more than 5,500 accounts.

The group appears to have stepped up its tactics for what it called its "biggest operation" ever, in response to the attacks that left 129 dead. Previously it had largely focused on social media accounts.

None of the details that have been shared could be independently confirmed, and Anonymous activists have wrongly identified alleged extremists in the past. But if true the details shared include the physical addresses and names of those the activists claim are involve in recruitment.

Anonymous began its campaign against ISIS in earnest after the killings at Charlie Hebdo in January. That work included launching attacks on extremist websites and finding extremist accounts on Twitter so that the social network could take them down.

 

It has continued that work this time around. Its attacks on websites seem to use a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS), a technique that overloads a site's servers until they go offline.

 

The Twitter accounts are taken down by the network itself, in response to requests the activists make once they are found.

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Anonymous group takes down Isis website, replaces it with Viagra ad along with message to calm down

 

A group associated with Anonymous has hacked into an Isis supporting website, replacing it with a message to calm down alongside an advert for an online pharmacy.

Isis sites have been moving onto the dark web in an attempt not to be discovered. But a hacking group called Ghost Sec, which is related to Anonymous, took the site down and replaced it with a message telling readers that there was “Too Much ISIS”.

“Enhance your calm,” the full message read. “Too many people are into this ISIS-stuff. Please gaze upon this lovely ad so we can upgrade our infrastructure to give you ISIS content you all so desperately crave.”

The ad — which linked to an online pharmacy where payments can be made in bitcoin — would allow people to click through to by online prescription drugs, including Prozac and Viagra.

Before the site was taken down, it was understood to be one of a number of sites that were sharing and copying Isis propaganda so that it could avoid detection and being shut down. Many such unofficial sites have been created on the dark web, according to security blogger Scot Terban, though a large number of them appear to be unofficial and largely disorganised attempts.

According to some bloggers, Isis supporters have been looking to move their propaganda sites onto the dark web because they are less likely to be discovered and shut down. It is unclear how closely associated the site and the group are, with much of its online activity being done by people who are affiliated with Isis rather than directly associated with the group.

Isis supporters have been attempting to publish sites on the dark web — a part of the internet made up of pages that are not publicly accessible and often require users to be using tools that provide anonymity.

Since the Paris attacks earlier this month, groups associated with Anonymous have renewed their "war" with Isis sympathisers online. Attacks as part of the campaign have included spam attacks and reporting Twitter accounts, as well as more sophisticated hacking.

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