Anonymous plans ‘day of rage’ to protest against Islamic State as part of ongoing cyberwar

DESPITE having the effectiveness of its cyberwar against Islamic State questioned, Anonymous says it’s on track to achieve victory.

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FROM viagra adverts to rubber ducks, Anonymous has been doing its best to troll members of Islamic State on social media.

While Rickrolling seemed like a winning option, it appears the hacking collective is changing tactics again.

The hacktivism group has been using its communication website to circulate a document calling for a ‘day of rage’ against Islamic State on December 11.

To coincide with the announcement, Anonymous is believed to be organising protests in a number of major cities across the globe for masked members to show unity against Islamic State.

It has also called for supporters to barrage terrorist affiliated social media accounts with anti-IS propaganda and pictures of goats.

“You may be wondering why we are “trolling” ISIS and planning all these demonstrations,” an Anonymous supporter wrote, reports The Mirror.

“To understand that you must first see how Isis works.

“They thrive off fear and hope that by their actions they can silence all of us and get us to just lay low and hide in fear.

“We will show them that we are not afraid, we will not just hide in our fear, we are the majority and with our strength in numbers we can make a real difference.

“We will mock them for the idiots they are.”

It seems that Goats have made their way into the Deep Web and will shortly be taking over ISIS sites. #OpParis #OpISIS

— Anonymous (@AnonyOpNews) November 26, 2015

The announcement comes as Anonymous took to twitter to reassure its supporters everything is going to plan in its attempts to bring down the terrorist organsiation.

This was needed as many believed Anonymous was failing to achieve its goals after it was widly criticised for its lack of effectiveness in a number of media reports.

“People think this op is dead. It’s not, hush,” the official #OpParis account tweeted late last week.

This was followed with a new video claiming the hacking collective would never stop its mission to eradicate Islamic State propaganda from the internet.

“They insulted us, they threatened to kill us, they even tried to copy our modus operandi in an attempt to make Anonymous powerless, but Anonymous is a solid, resolute and resilient Legion that plays worldwide in the sole interests and wellbeing of his brothers that were offended and disrespected on their human rights, infringed and oppressed by spineless-cowards, assassins and criminals,” the video explained.

”ISIS, this message is for you, wait for us, we are now even closer to your lords and panderers. We know you fear us. We know your hiding in your holes like rats in dead-traps. Remember #OpParis will never stop. We are Anonymous. We are Legion. We do not Forgive. We do not Forget. Wait for us.”

#OpParis will never stop! We started a new massive attack against #ISIS: https://t.co/0zeDW5E1zk #Anonymous #ParisAttacks

— #OpParis (@OpParisOfficial) November 30, 2015

The cyberwar between Anonymous and Islamic State has been taking place since the hacking collective released a video following terrorist attacks in Paris which left 129 dead last month.

The first major attack saw Anonymous remove 5500 Twitter accounts linked to Islamic State, which the hacking collective proudly boasted about online.

Using encrypted chat app Telegram, Islamic State members hit back circulating a document giving details on how to avoid being hacked by Anonymous, while also claiming they were the “owners of the virtual world”.

Anonymous retaliated using its communication channels to publish a how-to-guide, which provided information for members of the public wanting to understand hacking; a guide for setting up Twitter bots to uncover IS accounts and details on how to locate IS website.

The to-and-fro continued, with both fractions taking the opportunity to publicy troll each other.

However, since the initial attacks, Anonymous claim to have removed more than 12,000 social media accounts and numerous websites linked to the terrorist organisation.

Anonymous members are holding their heads high because they believe victory is just around the corner.

While Anonymous has increased focus on its campaign against Islamic State, the hacktivism group hasn’t let other vital issues fall to the wayside.

In a video recently shared online, Anonymous declared plans to expose and disrupt the cruel practices involved in Iceland’s whaling industry.

“Whales do not have a voice. We will be a voice for them. It’s time to speak out about this impending extinction of a species. It’s time to let Iceland know we will not stand by and watch as they drive this animal to extinction,” the masked member said in the video.

As part of the initiative, Anonymous temporarily blocked five Icelandic government website to protest the ongoing slaughter of the protected mammals.

The official page for Iceland’s prime minister, the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Foreign Affairs Ministry were all among websites attacked.

All of the websites have since been restored, but Anonymous vow to keep increased pressure.