FBI 'is aware of' ISIS threat to attack Atlanta stadium during WWE event

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Anonymous, the hacking group, reported ISIS threat to Atlanta stadium
They said there was evidence Phillips Stadium may be attacked on Sunday
The stadium is hosting the WWE Survival Series on Sunday at 7.30pm
FBI 'is aware of the threat', taking it seriously but says it is 'not credible'
Obama has implored Americans not to succumb to fear of ISIS terror
For full news coverage of the Islamic State visit www.dailymail.co.uk/isis

Published: 08:29 EST, 22 November 2015 | Updated: 09:19 EST, 22 November 2015

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The FBI is aware of threats to a WWE event in Atlanta, Georgia, a spokesman has confirmed.

Hacking group Anonymous was the first to report evidence of a possible planned attack by ISIS militants on the Phillips Stadium on Sunday evening during the WWE Survival Series.

On Saturday night, federal agents confirmed they were familiar with the threat and are taking it seriously, though they do not believe it to be credible.

'The FBI is aware of reports of an alleged threat that includes an Atlanta, Georgia venue and event,' a spokesman for the government agency said.

'While we take all threats seriously, we do not have specific or credible information of an attack at this time.

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Threat of attack: The FBI confirmed that they are taking the threat from Anonymous seriously and are looking into the possible attack at Phillips Stadium in Atlanta where the WWE Survival Series is being held at 7:30 p.m.

WWE statement: 'WWE Survivor Series is currently scheduled as planned while we investigate the matter with federal, state and local authorities.' There had been prior rumors circulating that the WWE might cancel the event. Pictured here is a WWE event in Las Vegas from August

Message from Anonymous: The goal is to make sure the whole world, or at least the people going to these events, know that there have been threats and that there is possibility of an attack to happen. Another goal is to make sure Daesh knows that the world knows and cancels the attacks

LIST OF 'ISIS TARGETS' RELEASED BY ANONYMOUS

Cigales Electroniques with Vocodecks, RE-Play & Rawtor at Le Bizen (Paris)

Concrete Invites Drumcode: Adam Beyer, Alan Fitzpatrick, Joel Mull at Concrete (Paris)

Demonstration by Collectif du Droit des Femmes (Paris)

Feast of Christ the King celebrations (Rome/Worldwide)

Al-Jihad, One Day One Juz (Indonesia)

Five Finger Death Punch (Milan)

University Pastoral Day (Holy Spirit University of Kaslik, Lebanon)

'We have, however, made the proper notifications as we continue to work closely with our law enforcement and private sector partners to keep our community safe.'

Fox spoke with Jim Butterworth, Director of the Georgia Emergency Management Agency, who said the venue was on a list ISIS made of potential targets.

The WWE provided the following statement to Channel 2 Action News: 'WWE Survivor Series is currently scheduled as planned while we investigate the matter with federal, state and local authorities.'

Anonymous reported the Atlanta threat on Saturday as the group claimed to have uncovered information about Islamic State group attacks worldwide.

Speaking with the International Business Times, members of the group said that they've passed all information onto government officials and will not publish proof that the threats are legitimate.

'If we share the proof [publicly], everyone will start calling it fake because screenshots can be edited and accounts can be deleted.

'We have purposely not shared account links publicly because they would be shut down immediately and then no one would believe the proof,' they said.

The Atlanta stadium isn't the only place that ISIS planned on targeting according to the group sometimes referred to as being 'hacktivists.'

ISIS also apparently planned on hitting the Feast of Christ celebration in Rome and worldwide, Al-Jihad, 1 Day Juz in Indonesia, Five Finger Death Punch in Milan, Italy, and University Pastoral Day in Lebanon.

There are also a series of attacks planned just in France, according to Anonymous. They include the demonstration by 'Collectif du droit des femmes', the Cigales Electroniques with Vocodecks, RE-Play & Rawtor at Le Bizen, and Concrete Invites Drumcode: Adam Beyer, Alan Fitzpatrick, Joel Mull at Concrete.

'The goal is to make sure the whole world, or at least the people going to these events, know that there have been threats and that there is possibility of an attack to happen. Another goal is to make sure Daesh knows that the world knows and cancels the attacks, which will disorientate them for a while,' wrote Anonymous on their wish to inform the public of threats to safety.

President Obama has implored Americans and the international community not to succumb to fear.

Speaking in Malaysia on Sunday morning as he ended a nine-day, three-nation trip overseas, the president said: 'We do not succumb to fear. The most powerful tool we have to fight ISIL is to say that we're not afraid. To not elevate them and to somehow buy into their fantasy that they're doing something important.'

'Idiots': Anonymous declared cyber war on ISIS last week, but the jihadist group are clearly unimpressed with the hacktivists' efforts

Cyberwar: Anonymous already publish and update a list of Twitter accounts they claim spread propaganda in support of ISIS, a list which has now increased to 5,500

ISIS militants have hit back at hacking collective Anonymous' attempts at declaring a cyber war, branding them 'idiots'.

The hacking group promised to hunt down militant jihadists online following the terrorist attacks in Paris last week which left 129 people dead.

However, ISIS jihadists, who use a number of encrypted apps an internet services to communicate and use social media under the radar, are clearly unimpressed with Anonymous' efforts.

In response to the declaration of war, ISIS affiliate the Islamic Cyber Army took to encrypted smartphone-messaging app Telegram to dismiss Anonymous as 'idiots'.

'What they gonna hack…all they can do is hacking twitter accounts, emails, etc…,' the Islamic Cyber Army wrote according to New York Magazine.

'Do not make your email same as your username on twitter this mistake cost many ansar [users sympathetic to ISIS] their accounts and the kuffar [non-Muslims] published their IP, so be careful.'

Hitting back: ISIS affiliate the Islamic Cyber Army dismissed hacking collective Anonymous as 'idiots', saying 'all they can do is hacking twitter accounts, emails'

Anonymous' declaration of war came in a video posted on the group's French YouTube page shortly after the Paris attacks, were they warned the terror group to 'expect us', vowing to hunt down those responsible online and expose them.

Wearing the group's signature Guy Fawkes mask, a spokesman says in French: 'Anonymous from all over the world will hunt you down.

'You should know that we will find you and we will not let you go. We will launch the biggest operation ever against you. Expect massive cyber attacks. War is declared. Get prepared.'

Anonymous already publish and update a list of Twitter accounts they claim spread propaganda in support of ISIS, a list which has now increased to 5,500.

However, as supporters and detractors of ISIS alike have pointed out that jihadists simply have to set up new accounts when their Twitter is shut down or exposed.

ISIS militants use a number of encrypted messaging services, email providers, and GPS blockers to communicate under the radar.

The list of apps used by the jihadists have been revealed after a 34-page ISIS fighter handbook was obtained by independent military research group Combating Terrorism Center (CTC), and published on Scribd by Yahoo.