We report that more than 5500 Twitter account of #ISIS are now #down! #OpParis #Anonymous #ExpectUs
— #OpParis (@opparisofficial) November 17, 2015
Anonymous anti-ISIS campaign is part of a broad attempt to make using the Internet harder for members of the terrorist group that’s claimed territory in Iraq and Syria. Anonymous offshoots have been hindering ISIS Twitter accounts for months, though many started or renewed their efforts after Friday, when an ISIS-affiliated group attacked Paris with guns and bombs, killing at least 129 people and injuring hundreds more.
In one message widely attributed to an Islamic State official channel, an ISIS member calls Anonymous “idiots” and encourages them to practice basic security online.
Anonymous has far more plans for ISIS than just disabling Twitter accounts, however. Various users who claim the designation say they’ll use distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks to kick their sites offline with a flood of traffic. Others say they’re doxing—revealing personal information—of ISIS members to rebel groups fighting the militant jihadists in Syria.
