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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. […]
Some unknown cyber criminals have attacked a publicly funded network “Janet” which was used by many universities throughout the United Kingdom. On Monday morning, students from different universities began to face problem in accessing the network and soon it was discovered that the network has faced a DDoS attack which didn’t allow the student to […]
Short Bytes: The French government is actively researching the options to make its surveillance options more effective. In the wake of recent attacks on Paris, the government is proposing laws to ban free Wi-Fi and Tor to counterattack terrorism and any possible state of emergency. If these proposed laws are passed, France could become the first […]
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 […]
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 […]
Silent Circle, the developer of the self-proclaimed NSA-proof smartphone has announced that it is making sure to distances itself from criminals and terrorists like the ISIS. The rapid rise in surveillance and spying from governments and hacking groups challenged IT professionals to come up with solutions that can restrict all this stuff and keep cyberspace safe. […]
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 […]
ISIS hijacks Kuwait security firm’s OPSEC manual.Yesterday, various Twitter accounts were tweeting about an ISIS OPSEC manual describing the terrorist group’s cyber-security practices. The document, embedded below in a translated form, details various techniques recommended by the group to its new recruits. While initially we thought the ISIS OPSEC manual was uncovered by the recent […]
Short Bytes: The ISIS hackers, calling themselves the “Islamic State Cyber Army,” have used Twitter to post the names and addresses of employees of the FBI, the CIA, the National Guard, the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency etc. The Twitter accounts posting these threats have now been suspended. The ISIS-affiliated hackers have taken the Twitter-route to post a list […]
Short Bytes: The Anonymous hacktivists have claimed that they have uncovered a secret Islamic State plan for a worldwide terror attack this Sunday. The group has warned about the potential attacks in Paris, the US, Indonesia, Italy, and Lebanon. Update: However, Now Anonymous is distancing itself from the reports released yesterday. Anonymous released several statements over Twitter […]
Someone is using Anonymous’s name to spread rumors about ISIS planning to target different events worldwide. A Pastebin post posted by someone claiming to have a connection with the Anonymous hacktivist movement claims they have prior knowledge to a series of terrorist attacks planned by the so-called Islamic State (IS, previously ISIS/ISIL) group starting from 22nd November 2015. The post claims the inside […]
Telegram, the popular instant messaging service that offers end-to-end encryption, announced on Wednesday that they have “blocked 78 ISIS-related channels across 12 languages.” The company introduced channels in September 2015, and presented it as a tool for broadcasting messages to large (unlimited) audiences. “They can have an unlimited number of members, they can be public […]