Who are Anonymous -Faye

They are the secretive group of online hackers who seemed to have no greater purpose than having some mischievous fun. But recently, hacking group Anonymous has gotten serious by targeting big organisations and disrupting their communications. Here's what you need to know about the notorious hacker-activist group.

Anonymous started in 2003 as a collective of web jokers hitting sites for fun - but their activities have taken a more sinister turn. It is now known as an anti-establishment group whose targets have ranged from big business and government departments around the world to child sex abuse sites. Anonymous swamps sites, tricks targets into revealing details with “phishing” emails and uses computers to crack passwords.

The shadowy group vowed to destroy the online recruitment service of IS, crippling its ability to brainwash would-be members.

It has already taken down more than 1,000 terrorist websites as retaliation for the jihadis’ war

on free speech.

Members come from all over the world and all walks of life, discussing ops in secret online chatrooms.