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Georgia woman charged over Isis-linked group that posted 'kill lists'
Source: The Guardian
Georgia woman charged over Isis-linked group that posted 'kill lists'
• Kim Anh Vo, 20, charged with providing material support to Isis
• Online ‘kill lists’ included names of thousands of Americans
Erin Durkin
Tue 19 Mar 2019 17.13 GMT
A woman from Georgia has been charged with working for an Islamic State-linked group that posted online “kill lists” on which thousands of Americans were named.
Kim Anh Vo, 20, was arrested last week and charged in New York with providing material support to Isis. Authorities say she joined the United Cyber Caliphate, a hacking group that pledges allegiance to the extremist group.
The group posted thousands of names and addresses online and urged followers to murder the people on the lists in lone-wolf attacks, according to a criminal complaint. Targets included members of the US military and employees of the state department.
Vo, who lives in Hephzibah, Georgia, allegedly edited and translated pro-Isis messages shared online and recruited new members. She also allegedly assisted with hacking projects.
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Another list, posted in April 2017, contained the names and information of more than 8,700 people, thousands of whom live in the US, the complaint says. The data was stolen from the website of a US company, agents charge.
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• Kim Anh Vo, 20, charged with providing material support to Isis
• Online ‘kill lists’ included names of thousands of Americans
Erin Durkin
Tue 19 Mar 2019 17.13 GMT
A woman from Georgia has been charged with working for an Islamic State-linked group that posted online “kill lists” on which thousands of Americans were named.
Kim Anh Vo, 20, was arrested last week and charged in New York with providing material support to Isis. Authorities say she joined the United Cyber Caliphate, a hacking group that pledges allegiance to the extremist group.
The group posted thousands of names and addresses online and urged followers to murder the people on the lists in lone-wolf attacks, according to a criminal complaint. Targets included members of the US military and employees of the state department.
Vo, who lives in Hephzibah, Georgia, allegedly edited and translated pro-Isis messages shared online and recruited new members. She also allegedly assisted with hacking projects.
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Another list, posted in April 2017, contained the names and information of more than 8,700 people, thousands of whom live in the US, the complaint says. The data was stolen from the website of a US company, agents charge.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/mar/19/georgia-woman-charged-isis-kim-anh-vo-kill-lists
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Related: United States of America v. Kim Anh Vo