In the wake of the tragedy in Orlando, dozens of Twitter accounts created by Islamic State supporters have been hacked to display gay pride flags, supportive LGBT-friendly messages and even gay porn.
Replacing the violence and hate are messages like, “I’m gay and I’m proud,” which graces one pro-ISIS account.
“I did it for the lives lost in Orlando,” said one of the hackers responsible, with the handle WauchulaGhost. Affiliated with the hacktivist collective Anonymous, he or she told Newsweek: “Daesh [ISIS] have been spreading and praising the attack, so I thought I would defend those that were lost. The taking of innocent lives will not be tolerated.”
WauchulaGhost has been devoted to disrupting the hackers for months, hijacking 258 accounts and sending messages meant to confuse and worry them.
“I have actually used some of the jacked accounts to create confusion,” WauchulaGhost told The Huffington Post. “I will DM other followers and hold a conversation, then inform them I am not who they thought I was. ... So now, they aren’t sure who is friend or foe.”
There are at least five other hackers focused on defacing the accounts, according to WauchulaGhost.
“Most have only done a few. I decided to take it on and hit it hard. Right now there is a friend that goes by @Yetti_001 who is taking some too,” the hacker said.
The attack in Orlando was the worst mass shooting in US history, with 49 innocent people killed and 53 wounded in a hate-fueled attack on a gay nightclub.
“If anyone is making a list of #Daesh accs that are tweeting the Orlando attack please send to me. I'm going after those accounts. ??,” WauchulaGhost tweeted.
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