Threat actor
threat_actor:isis
Also: ISIL, Islamic State
Organization discussed in relation to cyber-tools, recruitment, and cyber-terrorism.
Organization discussed in relation to cyber-tools, recruitment, and cyber-terrorism.
“You see it most effectively or most tragically in ISIS; its use of cyber-tools”
Extremist jihadist organization, also called the Islamic State or ISIL, whose media infrastructure was targeted by the operation.
“ISIS, the Islamic State, an extremist group”
“ISIS, or sometimes it’s called ISIL”
Terrorist organisation that recruited Junaid Hussain and used his technical and social-media capabilities.
“Junaid Hussain had joined ISIS, a terrorist organization.”
“he became one of the best international recruiters for ISIS”
| Direction | Predicate | Other entity | Origin | EP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| incoming | TARGETS | Operation Inherent Resolve | Explicit | 50 |
| incoming | ASSOCIATED_WITH | ISIS media | Explicit | 50 |
| incoming | TARGETS | Anonymous | Explicit | 50 |
| incoming | MEMBER_OF | TriCk | Explicit | 109 |
| incoming | MEMBER_OF | Sally Jones | Derived | 109 |
| incoming | ASSOCIATED_WITH | Cyber Caliphate | Explicit | 109 |
Operation Inherent Resolve TARGETS ISIS
Operation Inherent Resolve was initiated as the anti-ISIS coalition campaign and included strikes against ISIS infrastructure, leaders, and troops.
Explicit Direction flagged Confidence 98% · Jack Rhysider EP 50 Details
“the US military initiated executive order Operation Inherent Resolve”
“that Navy ship was launching these missiles right into Mosul, raining down one attack after another, taking out ISIS infrastructure”
ISIS media ASSOCIATED_WITH ISIS
ISIS media is described as the umbrella encompassing ISIS's magazines, videos, social-media accounts, websites, and related infrastructure.
Explicit Confidence 98% · Jack Rhysider EP 50 Details
“everything that was associated with that was what was under the umbrella of ISIS media”
Anonymous publicly declared a cyber war against ISIS and said it would take down ISIS sites, accounts, and email.
Explicit Direction flagged Confidence 99% · Anon EP 50 Details
“we started a cyber war on ISIS”
“ISIS, we will hunt you, take down your sites, accounts, e-mails”
After moving to Syria, Junaid Hussain joined ISIS.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 109 Details
“Junaid Hussain had joined ISIS, a terrorist organization”
Sally Jones MEMBER_OF ISIS
Sally Jones went to Syria, reunited with Junaid, and was described as participating in ISIS activities.
Derived Confidence 88% · Jack Rhysider EP 109 Details
“Sally Jones decided to go to Syria, too”
Cyber Caliphate ASSOCIATED_WITH ISIS
The Cyber Caliphate was created to carry out cyber attacks on behalf of ISIS.
Explicit Confidence 98% · Jack Rhysider EP 109 Details
“to carry out cyber attacks on behalf of ISIS”