RIYADH — A Saudi hacker group, Cyber of Emotion, has exposed several Daesh (the so-called IS) online users and revealed their identities. The group launched its anti-Daesh campaign on Sept. 28 and has so far revealed the several Daesh supporters living in the Kingdom. The leader of the hacker group told Al-Watan that a majority of Daesh supporters in the Kingdom were women. The group hacked into multiple Daesh electronic mail accounts and a peep into their inbox messages showed that that the terrorists are having love affairs with the women who support them locally. The leader also revealed that he and his team members are receiving death threats from Daesh. “We targeted them specifically to try to stop their dangerous and deviant ideas from spreading in Saudi society. Young men who never traveled abroad were involved in most of the terrorist attacks in the Kingdom. They were recruited online through internet and social media,” he said. Volunteers He said that his group members are young Saudis possessing unique skills in technology and programming. The members decided to utilize their skills to serve their country and fight those wanting to break the Kingdom apart and defame its name. “We're all volunteers and we're not looking for fame or fortune. The electronic war we unleashed on Daesh targets their accounts and anyone affiliated with them. We will try hard to eliminate them and save our country from their evil designs,” said Cyber of Emotions leader. He welcomed any other organizations or individuals who would like to participate in their campaign. Fake accounts According to the hacking group leader, social media — especially Twitter — is full of fake accounts belonging to Daesh members who use a lot of “hashtags” related to the Kingdom's affairs. These accounts target young Saudi men and deliberately try to spread rumors and tarnish the country's image. “We identified a large number of these accounts and after close monitoring we found out their disgraceful intentions. Our main goal is to attack these accounts and expose those who hide behind them,” he said. Love emails While Daesh members claim that they are religious and adhere to Islamic Shariah rules, it appeared through the hacking group that they commit a lot of unethical acts. “In a Daesh commander's inbox we found love emails he exchanged with one of his female supporters,” he said. The leader acknowledged that some Daesh terrorists have high technical skills. “The Twitter Company and campaigners who supervise spam are deactivating so many accounts that receive a lot of complaints. Any sensitive data we come across, we report to security forces. We receive daily threats from Daesh for the type of work we're doing,” he added.
