A hacker group associated with Anonymous took down a website sympathizing with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and replaced the page with Viagra and Prozac ads as part of its “War on ISIS” campaign. After taking down the site, the group replaced the content with an ad for an online pharmacy.
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The ads Anon served to ISIS supporters were those of antidepressant Prozac, and Viagra – a drug designed for men with erectile dysfunction.
The full message reads, “Enhance your calm”.
The site, “Isdarat”, is on the dark web, which is accessible only from a special browser that is hard for authorities to spy on.
According to the Independent, the site was used to share and copy ISIS propaganda.
GhostSec states that the goal of the group “is to eliminate the online presence of Islamic extremist groups such as Islamic State (IS), Al-Qaeda, Al-Nusra, Boko Haram and Al-Shabaab in an effort to stymie their recruitment and limit their ability to organize global terrorist efforts”.
Earlier this week, Home Office security minister John Hayes appeared to back Anonymous’ cyber war on ISIS when he said that he is “grateful for any of those who are engaged in the battle against this kind of wickedness”.
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“Instead of sitting idle in the [chat] channel or lurking around and doing nothing, you can benefit greatly from the different tools and guides that have been provided to you”, he wrote. In the wake of the Paris attacks, the hacktivist group Anonymous has also been feverishly shutting down ISIS social media accounts, with the group claiming responsibility for dismantling over 20,000 terrorist affiliated accounts.
