Online activist group Anonymous uncovers ISIS threat against Atlanta WWE event

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The FBI are taking the threat from Anonymous seriously and are looking into the possible attack at Phillips Stadium in Atlanta
Anonymous said on Saturday that it had uncovered information about planned ISIS attacks worldwide
The WWE provided a statement saying the event will go on as planned
For full news coverage of the Islamic State visit www.dailymail.co.uk/isis

Published: 14:20 EST, 21 November 2015 | Updated: 06:06 EST, 22 November 2015

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A group of online activists reported this week that ISIS is planning an attack on Sunday at WWE event in Georgia on Sunday.

The FBI confirmed that they are taking the threat reported by 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. EST.

'The FBI is aware of reports of an alleged threat that includes an Atlanta, Georgia venue and event. While we take all threats seriously, we do not have specific or credible information of an attack at this time,' said the government agency to Channel 2 news.

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.

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

'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 that the threat is not 'credible' and that the venue was on a list ISIS made of potential targets.

LIST OF 'ISIS 'TARGETS RELEASED BY ANNOYMOUS

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)

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 said on Saturday that it had uncovered information about Islamic State group attacks worldwide.

Anonymous spoke with the International Business Times and told them 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.'

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

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.

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

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.'

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

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.