Anonymous Muslim Group Confusing ISIS with Porn and Fake News
The group calls itself Daeshgram, Daesh is what the terrorist group calls itself in the Arabic language, and gram is taken from the popular social media site Instagram. Although the identities of the group members are anonymous, according to a report, the group includes a student, an engineer and four IT and cybersecurity researchers living in Iraq and fighting ISIS using modern tech.
The group works by first taking note of appearances, activities, and behavior of ISIS members on their website and encrypted application Telegram which is used by its supporters around the world. In one of their feat, the group posted a photoshop image of a naked woman in a porno as an announcement that there will be an opening of a media center in Isis-controlled Syria. A video of ISIS supporters listening to the announcement was altered to appear as if the extremists were actually watching a projection of a naked woman.
It ended up confusing the members and divert their attention from what they all had gathered for. “Our intention was to flood the market with fake Amaq content in order to dilute the credibility of Amaq – a so-called news agency,” Daeshgram told Newsweek.
1. ISIS members debating which website could be the real Amaq one. #ParalyzingAmaq @OpISIS #Daeshgram is creating confusion among #ISIS members about Amaq.
In another feat, the group uploaded a video to display they had hacked Amaq website. The video looked so authentic that it created panic among the members of the group. In reply, a number of group members had fights between each other; some even removed each other from secret groups where the members discussed plans. Moreover, Daesh ended up telling its members not to trust Amaq links which is a huge success since the website served as a propaganda tool for the organization and is used by its officials to take responsibilities for terrorist attacks around the world.
ISIS's main press site, Amaq website is being hacked. It is surprising how no one mentions it. #ISIS #Syria #Raqqa#KurdistanReferendum
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