A group of hackers linked to the Islamic State have released a hit list of thousands of New York residents and have urged the militant group’s followers to target them.
The target list was reportedly posted with an announcement saying “We want them #Dead” on encrypted messaging app Telegram.
NBC New York has reported that the list includes the names, addresses and email ids of about 3,600 New Yorkers, some of whom are US State Department and Department of Homeland Security employees. However most of the people in list are ordinary citizens.
Out of those details, some appear to be outdated, a source who was not authorized to discuss the investigation publicly told Reuters.
It is reported that the list was posted for a very short span of time. The Federal agents and New York City police have already started contacting the individuals mentioned in the list to inform them about the posting, although they believe that this was only to scare people and there is no immediate threat. For the full article click here
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