Hackers have hijacked Facebook accounts of prominent individuals to post ISIS
propaganda. Australian journalist Julia Baird became the most recent vic


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Tech & Terrorism: Facebook Accounts Hijacked To Spread Pro-ISIS Propaganda  

(New York, N.Y.) – Hackers have hijacked Facebook accounts of prominent
individuals to post ISIS propaganda. Australian journalist Julia Baird became
the most recent victim this week, when her Facebook profile wascompromised
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by unknown individuals. Baird’s profile was altered to feature an ISIS flag as
the profile and cover photos, and her account was subsequently deleted by the
platform after the ISIS content was uploaded.

 

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP)’s report, Spiders of the Caliphate:
Mapping the Islamic State's Global Support Network on Facebook
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details howISIS <[link removed]> followers work
to exploit Facebook to host meetings, link to terrorist propaganda, and
organize online. CEP observed and documented ISIS supporters’ activities in the
report, such as the posting of full-length propaganda videos that were viewed
thousands of times before removal and the hacking of non-ISIS accounts to share
ISIS propaganda and post hateful and threatening messages.

 

Typically, when a pro-ISIS individual hacks a Facebook user’s account, the
individual posts a message on that account profile stating that it “has been
hacked by supporters of ISIS.” The Facebook profile info section is also
changed to contain a similar message. These hacked profiles are then used to
post hateful and threatening messages. In some cases, the Facebook profile info
section is changed to include the phrase “we promise to slay him soon,”
referring to the owner of the account. Often when posting such content, several
of the account’s original friends are tagged in an attempt to achieve a greater
impact. Several of the hacked profiles are then used to spread ISIS propaganda.

 

To read CEP’s resource, Spiders of the Caliphate: Mapping the Islamic State's
Global Support Network on Facebook, please click here
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