Hackers Take Fight Against ISIS to the Darknet

A hooded figure wears a Guy Fawkes mask in an image used by TorReaper, a member of the GhostSec anti-terrorism hacker group. GhostSec and the hacker collective Anonymous are fighting the online presence of ISIS. (GhostSec)

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On the other side, ISIS is growing its presence on the Darknet—and this could also spell trouble. A stable Darknet site could have given ISIS what it currently lacks: a resilient and secure website they can use to recruit members and promote their operations.

Yet, TorReaper said he’s not letting up. He said he developed a special system to launch the cyberattacks, and “I can just leave it running as long as I want.” He adds, “once I held down the ISIS movie release site by myself for 90 hours from my cell phone.”