Anonymous Really Wants a Cyber War With the Islamic State

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As the Islamic State continues its push for a larger presence online, whether through social media or gruesome propaganda videos, Anonymous groups now claim to be ramping up their own online attacks on the jihadist organization.

Anonymous, the multi-factioned hacktivist force, has made it clear that it is no friend of the Islamic State, having declared cyberwar on IS back in June. Since then, Anonymous’s offensive has been picked up by teams of self-identifying Anons the world over.

The attacks have gone both ways. One Anonymous account, @TheAnonMessage, was taken over by hackers who claimed allegiance to IS in June. Other Anonymous Twitter accounts, like @OpIceISIS, are regularly tweeting anti-IS messages, and the hashtag #No2ISIS was created to organize many of these disparate Anonymous efforts into one.

Anonymous, being a massive operation involving numerous hacktivist entities, is prone to infighting and confusion. And as the International Business Times reported on recently, after Anonymous declared it would further attack IS, it was criticized internally by rival members.

Motherboard spoke to one Anon under the condition of anonymity about the hacktivists’ mission against the Islamic State. While this Anon could not confirm or deny that the group is specifically involved in the strike against IS, he or she danced around the issue by telling us, “I would be opening myself to vulnerability and prosecution to say that I was [involved].”

Even still, this Anon had some very interesting things to say about Anonymous’s battle with IS, which he or she claims is pooling from hackers all over the world. And according to this person, the battle against IS has already had some successes.