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Having used a video message to “declare war” on Islamic State in the wake of the Paris terror attacks, hacktivist group Anonymous has now posted a list of Twitter accounts online, which it claims are linked to the terror group – and Twitter has begun suspending them.
In a huge data dump on website Pastebin, claiming to be by the secretive hacker group, the Twitter handles of more than 900 alleged “ISIS supporters and militants” were listed alongside a message reading: “ISIS Supporters and Militants, We Are Anonymous, We Do Not Forgive, We Do Not Forget, Expect us!”
Since the posting, many of the accounts have been suspended by Twitter. Though their links to Isis can not be verified, some of those still active appear to express support for the group through both text and images.
Twitter declined to comment on the accounts, but the social media site’s official policy says: “Users may not make threats of violence or promote violence, including threatening or promoting terrorism.”
In the earlier video message, Anonymous said the group would “hunt” down Isis.
“You should know that we will find you and we will not let you go. We will launch the biggest operation ever against you.
“Expect massive cyber attacks. War is declared. Get prepared.
Make no mistake: #Anonymous is at war with #Daesh. We won't stop opposing #IslamicState. We're also better hackers. #OpISIS
— Anonymous (@GroupAnon) November 15, 2015
“You should know that we will find you and we will not let you go. We will launch the biggest operation ever against you.
“Expect massive cyber attacks. War is declared. Get prepared.”
The group has also shared links on Pastebin with information on how to find Islamic State-linked accounts and report them in order to get them removed.
The group has also tweeted plans to stage major cyber attacks on militant websites, and claims to have passed information to rebels fighting Isis in Syria.
#Anonymous has given the Free Syrian Army data with 200k lines of personal information of members of an underground #Daesh forum. #OpISIS
— Anonymous (@GroupAnon) November 17, 2015
As a result of Anonymous activity, an alleged guide to Isis supporters on how to avoid being hacked has also begun to circulate on social media – having been spotted by the London-based think-tank the International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation.
The guide called Anonymous “idiots” and listed five ways to avoid being hacked. An Anonymous tweet in response to the list said “see you soon”.
