According to reports, Anonymous-affiliated hackers have taken over an ISIS-run website and replaced it with a Viagra advertisement.
The hackers, from a group called Ghost Sec, also posted a message telling Islamic extremists to relax and calm down.
According to Techworm, the site was on the dark web but members of the group were able to track it down and take it over.
In a message addressed to ISIS, the group said, “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.”
From the Independent:
The ad — which linked to an online pharmacy where payments can be made in bitcoin, and which appears to be hosted by the hacking group — would allow people to click through to by online prescription drugs, including Prozac and Viagra.
Before the site was taken down, it was understood to be one of a number of sites that were sharing and copying Isis propaganda so that it could avoid detection and being shut down. Many such unofficial sites have been created on the dark web, according to security blogger Scot Terban, though a large number of them appear to be unofficial and largely [disorganized] attempts.
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