Hacktivist group Anonymous on
Monday distanced itself from an alleged member who alleged the
group prevented an Islamist terrorist attack in Florence.
"Our modus operandi has never been to release personal
statements," the group wrote on Facebook, adding that had it
discovered any intelligence, it would have turned it over to
police.
Anonymous added it is not in the habit of "creating
generalized alarm without furnishing concrete evidence to
support our statements".
"We are not an intelligence group and must not substitute
official bodies tasked with controlling and watching over the
national and international interest," Anonymous said, ending
their statement with their traditional salutation: "We are
Anonymous. We are legion".
Hackers from Anonymous told ANSA on December 28 that they
foiled a terror attack in Italy after reports surfaced in a
British tabloid.
Administrators from Anonymous told ANSA a French hacktivist
intercepted two jihadists while they were planning an attack in
a specific municipality.
The Internet activists have vowed to destroy the Islamic
State (ISIS) fundamentalist militia and hunt down the
perpetrators of November 13 attacks in Paris that claimed 130
lives.
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