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Anonymous to Bring 'Transparency' to KKK, Implicates Feds

  • Thursday's name dump is set to coincide with the 2014 launch of #OpKKK, a year old cyber war against the KKK.

    Thursday's name dump is set to coincide with the 2014 launch of #OpKKK, a year old cyber war against the KKK. | Photo: Reuters

Published 2 November 2015
Opinion

KKK members are on edge ahead of the release of another massive Anonymous name dump this week.

Hacktivist movement Anonymous was just days away Monday from releasing the names of around 1,000 members of the Ku Klux Klan.

The identities are set to be made public on Thursday, with some hacktivists claiming the names may include some members of U.S. law enforcement bodies.

In a statement published online, Anonymous said the KKK name dump is in response to “threats and intimidation” over the past year against anti-racism protesters in places like Ferguson, Missouri.

“You continue to make threats to anons you believe you have identified journalists, anyone in the public that speaks out against your behavior,” the statement read.

The document continued, “You are terrorists that hide your identities beneath sheets and infiltrate society on every level. The privacy of the Ku Klux Klan no longer exists in cyberspace. You've had blood on your hands for nearly 200 years.”

The KKK is considered a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center, and is estimated to have as many as 8,000 members. Historically, the white supremacist group led campaigns of violent terrorism towards minorities, especially African-Americans, and other ethnic or political groups they opposed.

“After closely observing so many of you for so very long, we feel confident that applying transparency to your organizational cells is the right, just, appropriate and only course of action,” they said.

An Anonymous affiliated social media account said the names were obtained after a KKK Twitter handle was hacked.

“We've gained access to yet another KKK Twitter account. Using the info obtained, we will be revealing about 1,000 klan member identities,” tweeted Operation KKK, an Anonymous linked Twitter user.

This isn't the first time Anonymous has outed KKK members.

In November, 2014, hacktivists dumped a trove of personal details of alleged KKK members online. The dump was hailed by Anonymous as the first major blow in #OppKKK, an online campaign against the white supremacist organization. The campaign began after the KKK's Missouri chapter was accused of distributing pamphlets in Ferguson threatening Black Lives Matter protesters with “lethal force.”

“You have been warned by the Ku Klux Klan!,” the pamphlets stated.

Since then, Anonymous says they have flooded KKK websites and social media accounts with cyber attacks, crippling their online presence.

“Anything you upload will be taken down, anything you use to promote the KKK will be shut down,” an Anonymous video said at the time.

The extent of the cyber offensive appeared to catch some KKK members off guard.

Shortly before Anonymous began crippling KKK websites with denial of service attacks in 2014, KuKluxKlanUSA tweeted comments seemingly taunting hacktivists.

“We are continuing to read Anonymous threats with much amusement. Still no action taken,” KuKluxKlanUSA stated at the time.

The next tweet from the user simply read, “you should have expected us,” and included the image of a Klansman dangling from a noose.

This time, KKK members appear to be taking Anonymous seriously.

Thursday's name dump is set to coincide with the 2014 launch of #OpKKK. Anonymous has warned the anniversary will kick off a renewed campaign against the KKK. The move has been met with support from many social media users.

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