5elafabook, an ISIS social network, went offline a few hours after its launch. The network, 5elafabοok, was supposed to be set up to be a forum for jihadists to exchange views, as Twitter and other social networks close their accounts as soon as they are discovered.
The 5elafabook - is pronounced Khelafabook and means "the book of the Caliphate", he declared independent and that it is not funded by the Islamic State. Nevertheless, they shared the same worldview and the same principles as the Islamic State.
Surprisingly, the by clicking here www.5elafabook.com was hosted in the US. The site appeared to be scarce and did not use encryption. The security researcher Rickey Gevers claims that the "set-up was done by an amateur ISIS supporter or a prankster".
Amateur or not, however, the website caught their attention Anonymous, who soon took responsibility for the site's violation.
5elafabook.com was clearly an incomplete Pre-Beta and came online on Sunday before it was logged out about a day later.
The website used the platform κοινωνικών δικτύων Socialkit και φιλοξενούνταν στα webservices της εταιρείας GoDaddy.com. Το domain was purchased by its owner on March 3 using a Mosul address. It had Egypt as its country of origin and the phone number was falses.
Whois Record (last updated on 2015-03-11)Domain Name: 5ELAFABOΟK.COM
Registrar URL: http://www.godaddy.com
Registrant Name: Abu Musab
Registrant Organization:
Name Server: NS39.DOMAINCONTROL.COM
Name Server: NS40.DOMAINCONTROL.COM
Registrant Name: Abu Musab
Registrant Organization:
Registrant Street: Islamic State of Mosul
Registrant City: Mosul
Registrant State / Province: Islamic State
Registrant Postal Code: 27222
Registrant Country: Egypt
Registrant Phone: + 20.01111111111
At this time, the site is back online, without hosting a social networking platform.