Anonymous declares war on Isis after Paris attacks in chilling video: 'We will hunt you down."

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Hacker group Anonymous have declared war against ISIS after the attacks in Paris on Friday night.

Posting a video on YouTube, the group said it would use its knowledge to "unite humanity" and warned the terrorists to "expect us".

Behind their signature mask, a spokesperson said: "Anonymous from all over the world will hunt you down.

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

"We will launch the biggest operation ever against you.

"Expect massive cyber attacks. War is declared. Get prepared."

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/anonymous-declares-war-islamic-state-6839030
 
Kinda hard to harm Isis when they're using a potato to access the internet.

What are they going to do? I've heard this kind of crap from Anonymous before. Nothing happens. They just like to lob threats.
 
Natebishop3 said:
Kinda hard to harm Isis when they're using a potato to access the internet.

What are they going to do? I've heard this kind of crap from Anonymous before. Nothing happens. They just like to lob threats.
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Anonymous declares war on @Natebishop3 .

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I asked this to a couple of my cyber-savvy friends the other day, when there were literally thousands of twitterers crowing about the attacks:

If Anonymous can uncover 1000 KKK members and post their names, addresses, IPs and occupations, how hard would it be for them to find out who and where the sympathizers/accomplices are and "out" them to, say, someone who works with weapons from time to time? He said that it was not a matter of technology or skills, but of ideology, and Anonymous wasn't really in the business of helping out military/governments. Looks like that may have changed.
 
BrianFromWA said:
I asked this to a couple of my cyber-savvy friends the other day, when there were literally thousands of twitterers crowing about the attacks:

If Anonymous can uncover 1000 KKK members and post their names, addresses, IPs and occupations, how hard would it be for them to find out who and where the sympathizers/accomplices are and "out" them to, say, someone who works with weapons from time to time? He said that it was not a matter of technology or skills, but of ideology, and Anonymous wasn't really in the business of helping out military/governments. Looks like that may have changed.
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The KKK member thing was pretty crazy.

If they have the capability, just exposing the sympathizers could completely wreck havoc on their network. I would guess the government wouldn't even go after them for doing it either. The hacker group isn't bound to national and world laws, so releasing information would make ISIS's life hell.

That is, of course, they are capable of doing it.
 
Maybe this will end up like how they went against the Mexican Drug Cartel.
 
I don't know if they can succeed, but if they can interrupt money transfers, point out activists, track activists and alert authorities or the public about possible member travel. If they can track citizens who become sympathizers and out them before they become fully radicalized, then all these actions could have an affect. But do they have the capability, the structure and the long term planning to pull these actions off?
 
Great! Much better than the traditional approach.


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Not sure it's a good idea for hackers to go after ISIS since the US has gotten actionable intelligence from idiotic jihadis' twitter and instagram pics.
 
GriLtCheeZ said:
Not sure it's a good idea for hackers to go after ISIS since the US has gotten actionable intelligence from idiotic jihadis' twitter and instagram pics.
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That's not where you hurt them. If the hackers can go deeper and find "bank transactions" by big money guys or politicians, things can get really interesting. The CIA or other various "intelligence" agencies do not make people public. But if someone outside this circle starts releasing these details, it can get ugly
 
magnifier661 said:
That's not where you hurt them. If the hackers can go deeper and find "bank transactions" by big money guys or politicians, things can get really interesting. The CIA or other various "intelligence" agencies do not make people public. But if someone outside this circle starts releasing these details, it can get ugly
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However well intentioned these hacktivists may be, it still seems probable they'd just be interfering ongoing intelligence operations that may be running at the moment. As inept as our own intelligence agencies seem at times, I don't believe that these hacktivists have superior capabilities than the CIA or NSA to uncover "bank transactions". Anonymous seem focussed on a short game that brings them the publicity they are seeking for their causes. I'm worried that Anonymous may out people who are under surveillance and blow any chance intelligence officials have of gathering information from them.
 
GriLtCheeZ said:
However well intentioned these hacktivists may be, it still seems probable they'd just be interfering ongoing intelligence operations that may be running at the moment. As inept as our own intelligence agencies seem at times, I don't believe that these hacktivists have superior capabilities than the CIA or NSA to uncover "bank transactions". Anonymous seem focussed on a short game that brings them the publicity they are seeking for their causes. I'm worried that Anonymous may out people who are under surveillance and blow any chance intelligence officials have of gathering information from them.
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You do have a point there. That is if the US government is actually fighting the war against Islamic Extremists
 
I'm pretty sure the terrorists use messengers to pass information.

Anonymous more likely will target hosts where recruiting efforts go on, etc.

I wouldn't worry about outing individual terrorists. More than the CIA can go get 'em.
 
Anonymous say they have taken down nearly 4,000 pro-Daesh Twitter accounts.
 
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/techno...s-isis-recruiters-6848502?ICID=FB_mirror_main

Shadowy hacking group steps up cyber-conflict by revealing names and addresses of suspected ISIS zealots
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Anonymous has begun publishing the names and addresses of alleged ISIS recruiters.

The masked hacking group declared war against the Islamic State in the wake of the Paris attacks, vowing to silence extremist propaganda and expose undercover operatives.

Now it has leaked details of at least five men it claims are recruiters for the terror group, as well as taking down 5,500 Twitter accounts.

Mirror Online has seen the names, addresses and phone numbers of men living in countries including Afghanistan, Tunisia and Somalia.

Anonymous activists also claimed to have identified a "high-ranking" recruiter living in Europe, but have not yet published an address.

We have contacted some of the men who have been named, but they have not replied and we have been unable to verify if the allegations against them are true.

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Anonymous declare war on Islamic State after Paris attacks
Some Anonymous spokesmen claimed to have closed down a total of 5,500 ISIS supporters' Twitter accounts, whilst others put the figure at 900.

Hitting these accounts is seen as a way of shutting down the ISIS recruitment and propaganda machine.

A group of hackers called GhostSec is also working feverishly to identify the Paris attackers.

"We have been flooded with data," a source told us.

Anonymous is now compiling a massive list of Twitter accounts and web pages ahead of a large cyber-assault due to take place later this evening.

It is expected to use a digital weapon called a "DDoS" to shut down websites.

Yesterday, the hackers released a video which warned: "You should know that we will find you and we will not let you go."

"Expect massive cyber attacks. War is declared.

"Get prepared."

Can Anonymous help to defeat ISIS?
 
Didn't they "declare war" on ISIS after the journalist killing thing last year?
 
ISIS Calls Anonymous ‘Idiots’ as Cyber War Heats Up

ISIS, the militant group that has taken credit for tragic attacks on Paris over the weekend, has opened a new front in a cyber war with Anonymous.


In a posting to Telegram, an encrypted chatting and social service similar to Facebook-owned WhatsApp, an account allegedly linked to ISIS sent out a public service announcement to all ISIS members warning them of a threat from Anonymous. The message, which was posted in English, criticizes Anonymous for even trying to target the militant group.


“The #Anonymous hackers threatened in new video release that they will carry out a major hack operation on the Islamic state (idiots),” the message says, according to Business Insider, which obtained a copy of it. “What they gonna hack?”


“Expect massive cyber attacks,” a person representing Anonymous said in the video while wearing the organization’s signature Guy Fawkes mask. “War is declared. Get prepared. Anonymous from all over the world will hunt you down. You should know that we will find you and we will not let you go.”

Since then, Anonymous has opened an official #OpParis Twitter account to share updates on its operation. Earlier on Tuesday, the account claimed to have taken down “more than 5,500 Twitter account [sic] of ISIS.” The account also links to a text file on Pastebin seemingly outlining Anonymous’ plans. The document includes what appears to be a target list for Anonymous members, including ISIS member Twitter accounts, Syrian Internet Service Providers, and ISIS-related e-mail and Web servers.

While #OpParis has yet to respond directly to the ISIS message, the latest battle seems to be brewing over which group is smarter. Earlier today, Anonymous posted a message to Twitter saying that is, in fact, the smarter party.

“ISIS tries to stop us, but we’re smarter,” the #OpParis account reads.

In addition to warning ISIS members of a potential Anonymous threat, the Telegram message includes several instructions for members to follow in order to avoid a potential hack. Members of the militant group have been warned to use virtual private networks, or VPNs, to anonymize themselves on the Web. They were also urged to stay away from Twitter and not talk to anyone they may not know.

ISIS has a history fighting Anonymous. After the attack on Charlie Hebdo in January, Anonymous posted a video, saying that it would attack terrorists in connection with the killings. Soon after, Anonymous successfully took down tens of thousands of Twitter accounts suspected of ISIS connections. Anonymous also took down a dating site for ISIS members.

The latest attack, Anonymous has warned, will yield an even greater response.

“We should expect Anonymous to target ISIS members online and make ISIS member information publicly available,” Ben FitzGerald, cybersecurity expert and technology director for the national security program at the Center for a New American Security, told Fortune. “Anonymous will go after online personas and ISIS websites.”

So far, Anonymous has indeed gone after those accounts, as well as websites and e-mail addresses potentially connected to the militant group. The hacking collective seems to have its sights set firmly on disrupting ISIS.

For now, ISIS seems only ready to say Anonymous is dumb for attacking its members. Anonymous, meanwhile, tweeted yesterday an ominous message for ISIS, as it prepares for an all-out war.


“We’ve set up divisions now,” the Twitter account reads. “This should be much more effective. More to come.”

http://time.com/4117704/isis-anonymous-cyber-war/
 
I'm sure Anonymous have some mad skills, but I'm also sure it's nothing compared to the cyberwarfare abilities that the U.S. government has at its disposal and what it has pointed at ISIS.
 
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