Ghost Security

Ghost Security (also known as GhostSec) is a self-described "vigilante" group that was formed to attack ISIS websites that promote Islamic extremism.[1][2] It is considered an offshoot of the Anonymous hacking collective.[3][4] According to experts of online Jihad activism, the group gained momentum after the Charlie Hebdo shooting in Paris in January 2015.[2] The group claims to have taken down hundreds of ISIS-affiliated websites or social media accounts and thwarted potential terrorist attacks by cooperating with law enforcement and intelligence agencies.[5] The group uses social media hashtags like #GhostSec or #OpISIS to promote its activities.[3]

On November 14, Anonymous posted a video[6] announcing its "biggest operation ever" against the terrorist group[7][8] in response to the attacks in Paris, taking down 3,824 pro-ISIS Twitter accounts[9] and doxxing recruiters.[10] A message posted by an ISIS-affiliated account on encrypted chat service Telegram replied defiantly to Anonymous by providing instructions on how to respond to a potential cyberattack.[11][12] On the 25th of November an ISIS WordPress dark web site was hacked by and replaced with an advert for Prozac.[13]

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References

  1. ↑ "Beauty Queen and Vigilante Female Hackers Declare Online War on ISIS". MSM.com. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  2. 1 2 Gladstone, Rick. "Behind a Veil of Anonymity, Online Vigilantes Battle the Islamic State". New York Times. New York Times. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Ghost Security Hackers, Offshoot Of 'Anonymous,' Claim They Disrupted ISIS Attack By Intercepting Twitter Messages". International Business Times. Retrieved 2015-11-15.
  4. ↑ "Anonymous vs. the Islamic State". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 2015-11-15.
  5. ↑ "Can Cyber Activists Chase ISIS off Twitter?". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2015-11-15.
  6. ↑ ANONYMOUS réagit aux attentats de PARIS 13/11/15, YouTube
  7. ↑ "Anonymous Declares Cyber War on ISIS. Why It Matters". Fortune. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
  8. ↑ "Anonymous 'declares war' on Islamic State". BBC. 16 November 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  9. ↑ Catalin Cimpanu (16 November 2015). "One Day Later, Anonymous Already Takes Down 3,824 Pro-ISIS Twitter Accounts - UPDATE". softpedia.
  10. ↑ Andrew Griffin (17 November 2015). "'Operation Isis' Anonymous activists begin leaking details of suspected extremist Twitter accounts". The Independent.
  11. ↑ "'Idiots': ISIS responds to Anonymous threatening its 'biggest operation ever' against it". Business Insider. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
  12. ↑ Reisinger, Don. "ISIS Calls Anonymous 'Idiots' As Cyber War Heats Up". TIME.com. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
  13. ↑ Cuthbertson, Anthony (25 November 2015). "Hackers replace dark web Isis propaganda site with advert for Prozac". Retrieved 25 November 2015.

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