International hacker group Anonymous should leave its cyberwar effort against Islamic State to the authorities, who are better able to deal with the terrorists' internet activities, a NATO security official has said.
In a widely distributed video, a figure wearing a Guy Fawkes mask publicly declared war on ISIS, promising that "Anonymous from all over the world will hunt you down." ISIS had already been a favored target for Anonymous
While Russia, French and US bombers are targeting Islamic State (formerly ISIS/ISIL) positions from the sky, Anonymous are carrying out their very own devastating campaign against the terrorist organization. They are using
But Anonymous says CloudFlare is standing in the way of greater action. The group claims ISIS-affiliated sites are using the company's services to help them thwart cyberattacks, such as distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks that shut down a Web
But Anonymous spokesperson Alex Poucher is confident that their efforts will be successful. In a recent interview the hactivist said "Our capability to take down ISIS is a direct result of our collective's sophisticated hackers, data