In response to the Anonymous’ warning of launching their "biggest
operation ever" against the terrorist group, ISIS militants called Anonymous – "IDIOTS".
It seems like Anonymous has taken ISIS response very seriously and the
group has started carrying out their attacks against the terror
organisation.
Anonymous First 'Cyber Attack' on ISIS
Soon after its war declaration, Anonymous claimed to have taken down more than 5,500 pro-ISIS Twitter accounts in #OpParis (Operation Paris).
In the past, hackers and organizations associated with Anonymous brought
down websites allegedly connected with ISIS and claimed to have taken
down thousands of ISIS accounts, disrupting their social media
recruitment efforts.
Anonymous' most famous targets include the white supremacist group Ku Klux Klan (KKK),
the Vatican, the Westboro Baptist Church (known for its hate speech
against the Jews, LGBT community, and liberal politicians), the
governments, and even the CIA.
So, calling Anonymous idiots
doesn’t make them idiots, because the hacktivist group has proved
itself to be fully capable of launching successful attacks – and ISIS
knows it.
That's why the terror organisation is spreading lame instructions
through its affiliated official channels on Telegram on how to prevent
getting hacked by Anonymous.
ISIS Online Propaganda: How They Manipulates Social Media
ISIS is a terrorist organisation whose most interesting aspect is how it
leverages the huge power of Twitter and Facebook to radicalize young
people, spread its message around the globe, recruit foreign supporters
to its fight and shock people into taking notice of its actions.
Many ISIS militants maintain extremely active accounts on the popular
social media platforms. They also have a strong presence on the most
popular encrypted messaging app Telegram with more than 100,000
followers.
According to The Atlantic, there were more than 46,000 ISIS-affiliated Twitter accounts with an average of 1,000 followers each.
The group has also established a 24-hour Jihadi Help Desk to help its
foot soldiers spread their message around the world, recruit followers
and launch more terror attacks on foreign soil, NBC reports.
So How Anonymous can Defeat ISIS?
When taking into consideration ISIS's extensive presence on Twitter,
taking down its social media presence is the actual key to defeating the
terror group, and it does make an impact at worst.
So, taking down the group's 5,500 Twitter accounts could be the first step towards disrupting ISIS online propaganda.
No doubt, we doesn't have any silver bullet solution to this problem,
neither cyber attacks can vanish ISIS from its roots, but at least
hackers can disrupt their online propaganda that may disable them to
plan or plot Paris-like terrorist attacks.
Besides social media takeovers, the hacker collective is using "Distributed Denial of Service" (DDoS) attacks to shut down websites affiliated with ISIS, including its fundraising sites from where ISIS get fed.
Anonymous has previously used successful DDOS attacks to shut down
services of companies or organizations the group deems fit for the
attack, including the municipal computer system of Ferguson, Missouri in
the wake of Michael Brown death.
Anonymous Releases Newbie "How-to" Hacking Guide
Now, this will really panic ISIS:
Anonymous group has also released a newbie How-to Hacking Guide for all wannabe hackers, in an effort to recruit more people in their Fight against Islamic State.
The Instruction set includes:
- NoobGuide — Methods to hack websites associated with Islamic State
- Reporter — How to set up a Twitter bot for uncovering IS accounts.
- Searcher — How to identify and take down ISIS related websites and social media accounts
"Instead of sitting idle in the channel or lurking around and doing nothing, you can benefit greatly from the different tools and guides that have been provided to you. Your contribution means a lot and we encourage you to partake in all of the Op's activities if you can, the more the merrier," an anonymous member wrote.
It seems like, Anonymous is silently saying to ISIS… Just wait and watch what these idiots can do to you.
Hey ISIS! Check Out How 'Idiot' Anonymous Hackers Can Disrupt your Online Propaganda
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Before you even get started, I would suggest mapping open wifi. Have fun with it too. Use google maps with your gps and wifi data to get a fairly accurate map of where you can park and damage. It would be nice if you only use public resources. Like a park or a cafe perhaps. The tails mentioned here is a virtual machine environment. Use it so that your mac and other machine specific identifiers arent exposed. The good/bad thing about tails is that once you log off, all info is gone. The risk takers might use a persistence on a removable drive.
ReplyDeleteEven better. Dont forget your burner phones that you purchased with cash. Where some glasses and a hoodie and then throw them away. Buy your time with cash on a card. Never load your burner anywhere close to home or make calls on it. It is there for network only so that you dont even have to worry about parking under a camera. You take that shit on a camping trip and a dirt road that goes nowhere. when your done take the battery out and store it in a plastic wrap and a container that you bury. No im not kidding. Dont forget, your on your way to prison if you mess this up.
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