Hackers flood ISIS Twitter accounts with gay porn after Pulse nightclub killings

Twitter accounts belonging to supporters of Isis have been hacked in the wake of the Orlando shooting, with jihadist content replaced with gay pride messages and links to gay pornography.

A hacker affiliated with the hacktivist collective Anonymous, who uses the online moniker WauchulaGhost, first began hijacking pro-Isis Twitter accounts several months ago. Following the mass shooting at the Pulse gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, on 13 June, the hacker decided to replace Isis imagery posted to the accounts with rainbow flags and pro-LGBT messages.

“I did it for the lives lost in Orlando,” the hacker told Newsweek. “Daesh [Isis] have been spreading and praising the attack, so I thought I would defend those that were lost. The taking of innocent lives will not be tolerated.”