Anonymous declares war on terrorism

The hacker group Anonymous has apparently responded to the attacks on Paris by posting a video declaration of war against ISIS.

In a series of messages posted on Twitter and YouTube, Anonymous claimed to be "preparing to unleash waves of attacks" on the extremist group, which is also known as the Islamic State, ISIL, or by its Arabic acronym Daesh. Make no mistake: Anonymous is at war with Daesh. We won't stop opposing IslamicState. We're also better hackers.

In a video posted on YouTube, a masked activist, speaking in French, announced: "Expect massive cyber attacks. War is declared. Get prepared.

In a series of messages posted on Twitter and YouTube, Anonymous claimed to be "preparing to unleash waves of attacks" on the extremist group, which is also known as the .

Anonymous from all over the world will hunt you down. Though the latest messages refer to Friday's terrorist attacks in Paris , which left people dead and more than wounded, the Anonymous activists want to be clear that they've been fighting this fight for some time. Just to be clear: Anonymous hasn't only just declared war on IslamicState , we've been at war for quite some time already.

Daesh ISIS. More to the point, they can go after both the money that terrorists have and their funding sources. Damaging the money flow can certainly have an impact on the terrorists' operations. Those operating under the Anonymous banner have focused in the past on disrupting ISIS's social media recruitment efforts and could try to target the group's other communications networks.

ExpectUs OpParis Anonymous. Despite talk of war, Anonymous -- a loose association of hackers best known for attacking the websites of companies and government agencies whose interests conflict with the free, unfettered spread of information -- is not a disciplined army moving as one against an enemy.