The hacktivist collective Anonymous has announced a fresh round of attacks on the Twitter and Facebook accounts of Islamic State members in Operation Isis, dealing a blow to the extremist groups recruiting portals and exposing members' identities.
Anonymous' latest actions come after it " declared war" on Isis-related websites and social media networks following the Charlie Hebdo shooting massacre in January 2015.
Along with this video stating the continuation of "Operation Isis", Anonymous uploaded a Pastebin link with a list Facebook profiles associated with the group, as well as ISIS-affiliated Twitter accounts.
Countering Isis' exclusive ideology, Anonymous state in the video that "we come from all countries, races, religions and ethnicities... we are Muslims, Christians, Jews, we are hackers, crackers, phishers, agents, spies, or just the guy from next door".
Isis has relied heavily on social media networks to disseminate propaganda, and has turned to online platforms in a bid to raise money. Its digital strategy has also been deployed to attract and radicalise new recruits both in the UK and abroad.
The recent attack by Anonymous temporarily sets back the extremist groups propaganda drive and recruitment campaign through social media.
This article was originally published by WIRED UK
