Following the Charlie Hebdo attacks last January, the Anonymous collective had promised a massive reaction as part of an operation #OpCharlieHebdo. Several weeks later, Anonymous and other groups also launched Operation #OpISIS with the XRSone initiative.
Today Anonymous promises " total mobilization "after the deadly attacks that hit Paris in the evening of Friday, November 13, the collective of hacktivists is thus launching an operation #OpParis with the same desire to" neutralize anyone who wants to attack our fundamental freedoms. "
" This violence should not weaken us, it must instead give us the strength to come together and fight to fight together, against tyranny and obscurantism ", writes Anonymous who directly threatens Daesh.
In the aftermath of November 13, Operation #OpParis entered a first phase which consisted in collecting a series of information concerning Facebook and Twitter accounts, as well as websites showing their support for the Paris attacks. A request was made not to initiate DDoS attacks, while sometimes necessary translations and analysis took place.
Via what is presented as an automated withdrawal bot, the second phase plans to bring down as many identified targets as possible, while a list will be published. However, some content already identified has been removed. A targeted YouTube account has also been terminated due to user reports.
Beyond #OpParis and a questionable efficiency with sometimes the risk of hampering the work of the authorities, other types of actions can quite simply consist in overwhelming the heinous messages by publishing messages of compassion with the victims as it is done around the world.
