Hacktivists group Anonymous identify 1,000 KKK members

Mike Gallagher

Oct 30, 2015 - 02:43

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Hacktivists group Anonymous identify 1,000 KKK members

At an initiation ceremony for 700 members, the Ku Klux Klan burns a huge cross on Stone Mountain on July 23, 1948. Said one historian: “Atlanta was the headquarters of the revived KKK; we sold it around the nation like it was Coca-Cola.” (Associated Press

The hacktivist group Anonymous said it will identify a thousand members of the Klu Klux Klan, and it comes as the first anniversary of protests in Ferguson, Missouri approaches, Huffington Post reported.

Last November, hackers took control of two KKK Twitter accounts and called their push #OpKKK.

It came after a chapter of the racist group reportedly threatened lethal force against protesters speaking out against the killing of Michael Brown, Huffington Post reported.

Brown, who was unarmed, was killed by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri last year.

Last week, Operation KKK, the Twitter handle being used by Anonymous, posted that the group took over another KKK account, and compiled the names from information gathered from that account.

We've gained access to yet another KKK Twitter account. Using the info obtained, we will be revealing about 1000 klan member identities. — Operation KKK (@Operation_KKK) October 22, 2015