PLEASENOTE: as of February 9,2015 the entry is brand new and it documents a recent event. The contents of the entry may expand as more and more information become available.
About
Operation ISIS, known widely via the hashtag #opISIS, is the name of a hacktivism operation perpetrated by Anonymous against the terrorist organization ISIS, which follows their recent #opCharlieHebdo, their revenge against the attacks to the satirical tabloid Charlie Hebdo. During Operation ISIS, Anonymous hacked various sites and social media accounts that were associated with ISIS or their members.[1]
Origin
On February 8th, 2015, the hacktivists collective Anonymous informed via a YouTube video that they will hack into websites, email, Facebook and Twitter accounts owned by ISIS members and used by the latter to recruit new terrorists. The video points out that Anonymous is an extremely wide group, whose members come from a variety of social, religious and racial backgrounds, and that they will hunt down ISIS, considered, a la Sylvester Stallone’s “Cobra”, as a “virus” against which Anonymous is the “cure”[2]:
Greetings citizens of the world, we are Anonymous,
Operation ISIS Continues:
First we need to clarify few a things.
We Are: Muslims, Christians, Jews…
We Are hackers, crackers, Hacktivist, phishers, agents, spies, or just the guy from next door.
We Are students, administrators, workers, clerks, unemployed, rich, poor, We are young, or old, gay or straight.
We wear smart clothes or rugs, we are hedonists, ascetics, joy riders or activists.
We come from all races, countries, religions, and ethnicity.
UNITED AS ONE, DIVIDED BY ZERO…
We Are Anonymous.
-REMEMBER…THE TERRORISTSTHATARECALLINGTHEMSELVESISLAMICSTATE,(ISIS), ARENOTMUSLIMS!!!.
-ISIS; We will hunt you, Take down your sites, Accounts, Emails, and expose you…
From now on, no safe place for you online…
You will be treated like a virus, And we are the cure…
We Own The Internet…
We are Anonymous, We are Legion, We do not forgive, We do not forget, Expect us.
As of February 9, 2015 Anonymous successfully disabled more that 80 ISIS social accounts on Twitter, and warned Internet people to “keep a close eye” on certain Facebook accounts which are considered close to ISIS[2].
Spread
The news of the Anonymous attack quickly spread among news websites, both for general, technical or IT-related news, all around the world. Many sites show a list of the social accounts hacked by Anonymous. These lists are provided by a group called The Red Cult, which is close to the worldwide hackers network.
Search interest
It should be noted that at the time of this article’s publication the “#opisis” hashtag didn’t generate enough search volume to be displayed in the results.
External references
[1]
The Hacker News– Hacktivist Group Anonymous (#OpISIS) Takes Down Islamic State (ISIS) Social Media Accounts
[2]
MintPress News– Anonymous ‘Hacktivists’ Just Smacked The Taste Out Of ISIS’s Mouth
[3]
Mirror Online– Anonymous ‘hacktivists’ attack ISIS– strike down terrorist propaganda and recruitment sites
[4]
Inquisitr– Anonymous ‘Hacktivists’ Strike At ISIS, Dozens Of Militant Recruiting Sites Knocked Offline