Anonymous deny releasing information regarding a number of planned Islamic State attacks

ANONYMOUS has distanced itself from reports it released information regarding a number of planned terrorist attacks set to take across over the weekend.

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ANONYMOUS has distanced itself from reports it released information regarding a number of planned terrorist attacks set to take place over the weekend.

International Business Times reported the hacking collective had obtained information about Islamic State attacks at a series of events in Paris, the United States, Indonesia, Italy and Lebanon.

The information was received from the OpParisIntel Twitter page, which posted a link to pastebin — a website Anonymous has been using to publish information related to Islamic State.

“The goal is to make sure the whole world, or at least the people going to these events, know that there have been threats and that there is possibility of an attack to happen. Another goal is to make sure Daesh knows that the world knows and cancels the attacks, which will disorientate them for a while,” the apparent release read.

It was also claimed a spokesman from Anonymous told International Business Times it had passed on proof of the attacks to the MI5 intelligence agency in the UK, the Australian government, the CIA and the FBI.

However, the hacktivism group said the information would not be made public.

“If we share the proof [publicly], everyone will start calling it fake because screenshots can be edited and accounts can be deleted. We have purposely not shared account links publicly because they would be shut down immediately and then no one would believe the proof,” the spokesman said.

The information seemed to lose credibility when the FBI released a statement regarding the alleged threat to the WWE event.

“While we take all threats seriously, we do not have specific or credible information of an attack at this time,” the statement read.

“We have, however, made the proper notifications as we continue to work closely with our law enforcement and private sector partners to keep our community safe.”

As speculation continued to grow, Anonymous released a tweet confirming it had not released any information regarding attacks and said the account in question was a fake.

We did not spread any rumors about possible future ISIS attacks, and frankly, we do not know where the rumors come from.

— Anonymous (@YourAnonNews) November 21, 2015

The hacking group then released a number of tweets complaining its cause had been manipulated.

No doubt in my mind #Anonymous viral abilities are being completely manipulated.

— Anonymous (@Anonycast) November 21, 2015

@Anonycast Have to agree. Also the very idea is being manipulated and used as counter-propaganda.

— Anonymous (@AnonyOps) November 21, 2015

Our last update for #OpISIS We are not affiliated with the operation. Please follow the affiliated accounts and fact-check before reporting.

— Anonymous (@YourAnonNews) November 21, 2015

The tweet regarding affiliated accounts was met with a wide array of responses asking for Anonymous to release a list of official accounts people can follow to stay up-to-date with the breaking news.

However, its response only added more confusion to the situation.

@cloudburst1988 There is no "official" Anonymous twitter account, draw your own conclusions

— Anonymous (@YourAnonNews) November 21, 2015

The news comes as Telegram Messenger released a statement regarding the discovery of Islamic State members using its service to communicate.

“This week we blocked 78 ISIS-related channels across 12 languages,” the company wrote.