Muslim activists hack Isis mailing list hours after terrorists claimed it was unhackable

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Muslim activists hack Isis mailing list hours after terrorists claimed it was unhackable
Like its physical idea of an 'Islamic State', analysts say the online caliphate is starting to crumble
Lizzie Dearden Home Affairs Correspondent @lizziedearden a day ago
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/isis-hacked-propaganda-amaq-mailing-list-emails-subscribers-published-islamic-state-online-caliphate-a8049771.html


Muslim hacking collective Di5s3nSi0N is targeting Isis propaganda outlets

Muslim hackers have attacked Isis’s propaganda network and published a list of almost 2,000 subscribers’ email addresses in the latest blow to the online “caliphate”.

After numerous cyber attacks and official takedowns targeting its Amaq “news agency”, Isis issued a message on Friday night claiming it had increased security.

“In response to recent events, we have imposed more stringent security measures on our systems,” said the email in Arabic. “We can now handle email attacks or any type of hack.”

For a Muslim hacking collective called Di5s3nSi0N, which previously disabled the automated email service last month, it was “challenge accepted”. Less than three hours later, another email was sent out to Amaq subscribers, but this time displaying the hackers’ logo and a warning. “We have hacked the full ‘secure’ email list for Amaq,” it said. “Daesh...shall we call you dogs for your crimes or snakes for your cowardice? We are the bugs in your system.”


Muslim hacking collective Di5s3nSi0N hacked the mailing list of Isis’ Amaq propaganda agency and published subscribers’ emails

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Meanwhile, group called Daeshgram has been working to sow discord and confusion among Isis supporters by setting up accounts issuing convincing fake statements.


Isis was forced to release a warning to followers over ‘false and sometimes dangerous’ content earlier this year

“Isis supporters on Telegram are very confused which one is fake and which one is real,” an activist told The Independent. “They usually fail in guessing and join the fake ones thinking they are real.”

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