Paris attacks: Anonymous hackers declare war of Islamic State ‘vermin’

Hackers from the activist group Anonymous have declared war on Islamic State after the Paris attacks. In a video posted on YouTube, a representative wearing a hood and the group’s distinctive Guy Fawkes mask said the violence that left 129 people dead “can’t go unpunished” and they would hunt down the attackers like vermin. It went on: "So get ready for a massive reaction from Anonymous. Know that we will find you and we will never let up. We are going to launch the biggest ever operation against you - expect very many cyber-attacks.“

That’s why Anonymous activists from all over the world will hunt you down. Yes, you, the vermin who kill innocent victims, we will hunt you down like we did to those who carried out the attacks on Charlie Hebdo.

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The declaration is not the first time the hacktivist group has targeted Islamic State. After the Charlie Hebdo attacks in January, a Belgian offshoot of the group said it was declaring war against "al Qaeda, Islamic State and other terrorists”. It later boasted about shutting down a French website associated with extremists and helping get 1,500 IS-supporting Twitter and Facebook accounts offline. Anonymous first emerged in 2003 and has become known for a series of well-executed public attacks on corporations, religious and governmental bodies.

War is declared. Prepare yourselves. Know this, the French people are stronger than you and will come out of this atrocity even stronger.

Anonymous statement

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