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Internet Vigilantes Vow Vengeance Against ISIL Following Paris Attacks

The person in the video wears the iconic Guy Fawkes mask and sends a message to “unite humanity”.

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There’s plenty to talk about when it comes to hacker group Anonymous.

“You should know that we will find you and we will not let you go”.

Elsewhere on Pastebin, and on Anonymous Twitter accounts, alleged IS supporters’ details have been left with users encouraged to “overwhelm the server where the email address is hosted”.

On November 13, extremists attacked several venues across Paris, leaving at least 132 people dead and another 350 injured, 99 critically, at locations throughout the city including restaurants, the Bataclan concert hall and the vicinity of the Stade de France stadium.

He continues: ‘We will launch the biggest operation ever against you.

A video was also released, in French, from someone claiming to be associated with Anonymous, saying: “Expect massive cyber attacks”. Last August, the group declared “full-scale cyber war” against the Islamic State, saying it would combat the terrorist network’s influence on social media. The YouTube video noted that the French people are stronger than IS and will emerge from the recent attacks even stronger.

Throughout the year, the group has tracked, hacked, unmasked, and reported thousands of Twitter accounts it claims are spreading propaganda in support of ISIS.

They also speak about the attacks they carried out since the Charlie Hebdo shooting.

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Anonymous has already dismantled 149 IS-connected websites, according to Foreign Policy, a Washington, D.C.-based publication and website.

Anonymous declares war on Islamic State