Anonymous just might make all the difference in attacking ISIS
- 8 years ago
In the wake of the horrific attacks in Paris, military operations against ISIS terrorist strongholds have increased.
Along with the news that the French had launched air strikes against ISIS positions came the word that the cyber-revenge group calling itself Anonymous has declared war on ISIS.
Anonymous' official Twitter area for Operation Paris has already reported that "more than 3,824 Twitter accounts pro-ISIS are now down," a number that has been steadily climbing.
That's on top of tens of thousands of pro-ISIS Twitter accounts that Anonymous took down before the Paris attacks, along with a large number of donation pages for the group - housed on the dark Web - that Anonymous closed, according to a report in The Atlantic .
Anonymous' key message on Twitter is: "Make no mistake: #Anonymous is at war with #Daesh.
If DDoS and other shutdown tactics make social media useless to the terror group, it will find it far more difficult to fund terror and recruit replacements.
Along with the news that the French had launched air strikes against ISIS positions came the word that the cyber-revenge group calling itself Anonymous has declared war on ISIS.
Anonymous' official Twitter area for Operation Paris has already reported that "more than 3,824 Twitter accounts pro-ISIS are now down," a number that has been steadily climbing.
That's on top of tens of thousands of pro-ISIS Twitter accounts that Anonymous took down before the Paris attacks, along with a large number of donation pages for the group - housed on the dark Web - that Anonymous closed, according to a report in The Atlantic .
Anonymous' key message on Twitter is: "Make no mistake: #Anonymous is at war with #Daesh.
If DDoS and other shutdown tactics make social media useless to the terror group, it will find it far more difficult to fund terror and recruit replacements.