Short Bytes: Anonymous hacktivist group has claimed to block a possible ISIS terror attack on Italy. While Anonymous hasn’t released any evidence to prove this claim, the group says, “we don’t need to be believed, the important thing is that no one dies.” The Anonymous hacktivist collective claims to have foiled an ISIS terror attack in […]
Short Bytes: A Pennsylvanian teen has been arrested by the police for trying to recruit for ISIS using the internet and spreading the Islamic State propaganda. Over a small period of time, he used 57 Twitter accounts and posted pro-ISIS news and videos of execution. Also, from his parents’ house, police found weapons that included loaded M4-style high-capacity […]
Image | fossBytes Short Bytes: A group of teenage hackers has traced multiple ISIS Twitter accounts to the UK Government’s Department of Work and Pensions. Addressing the issue, the UK officials revealed that some IP addresses were sold to Saudi Arabian firms back in October and it appears that some of them are being used […]
Nowadays, every individual who uses the internet is well aware of IP and MAC addresses but for those who don’t, MAC address is a specific alpha-numeric number assigned to every electronic gadget. So every smartphone, every desktop computer or laptop has a specific MAC address which makes you easily traceable. Speaking of which, an online […]
Image | fossBytes Short Bytes: A hacker from Anonymous collective has come forward to explain how Anonymous locates ISIS-affiliated Twitter handles and websites. She calls Anonymous a group of dedicated people who are doing this for humanity. While we are receiving some reports about recent structural problems with the Anonymous’ global war on ISIS, the […]
ShortRead: Anonymous trolled the ISIS terrorists a couple of days ago but rather than replying to the hacktivists, the group leaked personal data and claimed that it belongs to military officials in France and US. ISIS in response to Anonymous trolling day on 11th December has leaked personal information of 160 alleged military personnel from […]
Earlier this week Anonymous announced that the group will not only conduct cyber attacks against ISIS but also troll them with additional humor on 11th December. Anonymous also urged people from around the world to join the hacktivist group, post memes and photoshopped images of the terrorist group to annoy the supporters and the sympathizers of the so-called Islamic State terrorist group. […]
After creating havoc among ISIS circles by hacking their social media accounts, Anonymous is back again and this time it aims at sabotaging the militant group’s image for good. As per Anonymous’ statement, December 11 will see a formal launching of ISIS trolling campaign. The militant group that claims to be warriors taking actions to […]
The largest Anonymous Twitter account was found trolling the ISIS symporters with memes and photoshopped images. Anonymous is known for exposing social media accounts of users sympathetic to the so-called Islamic State group. The hacktivist group has so far shut down thousands of their Twitter accounts and other online platforms. On the other hand, pro-ISIS […]
Short Bytes: Anonymous is planning to ‘celebrate’ December 11 as an ‘anti-ISIS day of rage’. The hacktivist collective is planning to fill the feed of ISIS Twitter accounts with photos of dead ISIS terrorists and goats. The hacktivist collective Anonymous has revealed its new technique to mock ISIS on the social media. In the past, […]
Short Bytes: Only very few members of the hacktivist collective Anonymous have been publicly identified. One such person is Gregg Housh, who recently sat down for an interview with The Washington Post and talked about what Anonymous is and how it operates. Anonymous was formed about 11 years ago with the idea of bringing together the like-minded hackers. In […]
Short Bytes: After the unfortunate Paris attacks, online media outlets like Wired, Yahoo News, and The Telegraph uncovered a ‘secret ISIS OPSEC Manual’ for ISIS followers. However, this manual, being cited as a “secret ISIS cybersecurity guide”, is actually an Arabic security guide written by Cyberkov, a Kuwaiti cybersecurity company. After the ISIS-sponsored attacks on Paris, we came […]
It seems that the Richland County, Wisconsin is the new victim of the pro-ISIS hackers as Team System DZ hacked three of the county’s domains this Sunday. Team System DZ, the Algerian-based hacking team who made the news in March 2015 for hacking Richland County (Wisconsin) Sheriffs Department Website has now hacked and defaced three domains […]
IT’S enough to make Islamic State sit up and take notice, or at the very least get a little hot under the collar. A group associated with activist group Anonymous has hacked into the a supporting website for the terror group in the latest online attack against militants. Instead of being led to a propaganda […]
Just a week after the news of ISIS moving their online operations to the dark web, one of their main websites has been taken down by Ghost Sec hackers who have been in a relationship with the Anonymous group. Ghost Sec, a faction of the hacktivist collective Anonymous (unaffiliated with the counter-terrorism organisation Ghost Security […]
Short Bytes: Anonymous hacktivist group has just hacked an ISIS propaganda website on the dark web. Trolling ISIS and its supporters, the group has replaced it with an advertisement of a website selling drugs like Viagra and Prozac. Just a couple of days ago, we reported that ISIS is spreading its operations to the Darknet […]
Short Bytes: After facing backlash over the “wildly inaccurate” accounts reported to Twitter, Anonymous has decided to switch to their area of expertise i.e hacking websites and DDoSing them. Read ahead to know more about their plan of “Rickrolling” ISIS’ online presence. After targeting ISIS Twitter handles, Anonymous hackers are now using a new weapon […]
The readers know about Anonymous waging war against ISIS, but hardly anyone knows about a group which has been working quietly (well, sort of) against the terror group and claims to have averted least one terror attack from ISIS. Anonymous has been largely involved in identifying and taking down of ISIS member accounts, but this […]
Short Bytes: In order to protect its online operations from security agencies and hackers, and to propel its propaganda, ISIS is looking to find shelter in the Dark Web. It should be noted after the recent attacks on Paris, the terrorist group is facing more surveillance and cyberattacks. The Islamic State terrorists are learning new […]
ISIS has unveiled list of U.S. officials who are on their target — The list includes names of both current and former government officials and military personnel. Late on Saturday, a group of hackers calling themselves “Islamic State Cyber Army,” unveiled a list of officials who are either currently working for or have in past […]
Short Bytes: Belgian people have found a new weapon to deal with the terror threats in the form of cat pics. As police didn’t want people to tweet pictures of the recent police operation, Belgians responded with cat pictures to send a message to terrorists and confuse them. Tweeting cat pictures is the last thing […]