A Silicon Valley computer firm has been accused by
Anonymous of playing a key role in helping ISIS to strengthen and improve their
online security.
The hacktivists, who vowed to attack the terrorist
group’s online activity after the attacks in Paris, have accused tech start-up
CloudFlare of protecting pro-militant websites. The start-up site serves more than four million
customers, helping to defend against cyber-attacks and speeding up website
loading times.
Specifically, they help to prevent Denial of Service
Attacks – where websites are overrun with traffic so they are forced to shut
down, thus preventing any attempts at this from Anonymous.
But a recent report has accused CloudFlare of protecting
up to 40 websites linked to terrorism.
Posting on Twitter, Anonymous wrote: ‘Once again,
@CloudFlare have been found to be providing services to pro #IslamicState
websites. Shameful #OpISIS #Daesh #Anonymous.
Matthew Prince, CloudFlare CEO and founder, has since
dismissed the claims as ‘armchair analysis.’
‘I’d suggest this was armchair analysis by kids – it’s
hard to take seriously’, he told The Register.
‘Anonymous uses us for some of its sites, despite
pressure from some quarters for us to take Anonymous sites online.’
Prince added that he would fully co-operate with any
federal authorities who may wish to pursue the claims made by Anonymous.
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