An islamic state (isis) propaganda website on the dark web
has been taken down by hacktivists and replaced with an advert for a site
selling prozac and viagra tablets and a message telling would-be is supporters
to calm down.
It read:'too much isis. Enhance your calm. Too many people
are into this isis-stuff. Please gaze upon this lovely ad so we can upgrade our
infrastructure to give you isis content you all so desperately crave.'
Ghost sec, a faction of the hacktivist collective anonymous
(unaffiliated with the counter-terrorism organisation ghost security group),
targeted the isdarat website after it appeared on the tor anonymity network
last week.
The website was only accessible using the tor browser, a
type of specialist software that uses a system known as onion routing to
disguise a user's location. Counter terrorism analysts have speculated that is
is turning to the dark web to safeguard its propaganda content from
hacktivists.
According to the ibt, the website was taken down by ghost
sec and it is believed to be the first time that a hacking group have taken
down a website on the dark web.
The dark web is used as a way of sharing information and
trading goods, but the anonymous and encrypted nature of it has attracted large
amounts of illegal activities.
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