The hacking collective Anonymous was allegedly set on Friday to spearhead a “trolling” day against ISIS in the latest move in the hactivist’s “war” against the extremist group. People are asked to call out any ISIS accounts on these platforms and to use hashtags ISIS uses to draw its attention.
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“Hacktavist” group Anonymous has appealed for help to continue attacking Isis online.
An ISIS-affiliated channel on the encrypted communications app Telegram released its own statement in response to Anonymous’ newest provocation, calling the hackers’ previous operations a “miserable failure”.
“Do not think you have to be a part of Anonymous, anyone can do this and [it] does not require any special skills”, said the group.
Following Paris attacks, the hackers community declared a “war” against the Islamic State.
The group said security services need to do more if the online battle with ISIS propaganda is to be won.
The hacker group rose to prominence after a series of cyber attacks against individuals, governments and organizations that it does not approve of, including PayPal, Mastercard and the Church of Scientology, among others. Beyond the digital, they suggested that, in “real life”, people print out photos that mock or satirize ISIS and distribute them around their respective cities.
Delving into the details of its “trolling day”, the group explained, “They (ISIS) thrive off of fear they hope that by their actions they can silence all of us and get us to just lay low and hide in fear. We are the majority and we will show them that we are not afraid”.
Anonymous also named at least four social media network sites where supporters can troll ISIS members.
The announcement can be seen on the Ghostbin site where Anonymous made mention of how supporters can participate. They, too, are planning to form a protest in various places all over the world.
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As we’ve reported before, the veracity of these posts and whether they speak for the amorphous group as a whole is hard to prove.
