A motley crew of unlikely allies are taking on the Islamic State online, taunting them, taking down Twitter accounts and allegedly jamming the group's communications, among other things.
The covert campaign, which exploits the militants' visible social media presence, involves American hackers, the Syrian Electronic Army, the group Anonymous and Iranians possibly affiliated with the government in Tehran.
In the United States, the mysterious hacker known as "th3J35t3r" (the Jester) claims to have taken down several pages affiliated with the Islamic State, at one point inviting supporters of the group to stay on social media. "Smaller spaces are easier to monitor," he tweeted. Read more...
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