Anonymous came to prominence in 2008 when group members digitally attacked the Church of Scientology.
According to the
Anonymous, its upcoming action is to spam verified ISIS hashtags with rickrolls".
However, as of Monday, 900 ISIL-related Twitter accounts had already been suspended after
Anonymous posted a list of them online.
It is difficult to pinpoint an
Anonymous group as some may have participated in the chat rooms or political activates.
This is not the first time
Anonymous has targeted the government websites.
The New York Times reported on 3 February 2011 that
anonymous had shut down Egyptian government websites in support of the revolution.
Meanwhile, initial reports said
Anonymous had hacked the online payments site PayPal.
Even so,
Anonymous made it seem like the work of its shadowy horde.
In late 2006 and early 2007,
Anonymous took action against Hal Turner, a white supremacist radio host.
The publisher of two UK newspapers yesterday questioned whether journalists giving evidence to the Leveson Inquiry - which is sitting in London - should be allowed to remain
anonymous.
Anonymous Iberoamerica says it is creating a "special task force" by invitation only.
Italian police claimed to have arrested some members of the hacker group
Anonymous following a series of raids, but the hacktivist group remained defiant.