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'Kerala Cyber Warrior' group threatens to extort Indian women on Facebook

Kerala Cyber Warriors claim to 'expose' people and preserve the 'honor' of Malayalee women

Students protesting outside Bangalore Town Hall on Sunday, December 30 demanding justice for the 23-year-old student who died on 29 December after being gang raped. Photo by Jim Ankan Deka via Wikimedia Common
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Students protesting outside Bangalore Town Hall on Sunday, December 30 demanding justice for the 23-year-old student who died on 29 December after being gang raped. Photo by Jim Ankan Deka via Wikimedia Common

Inji Pennu | Global Voices
Isha Ishika, a university student in the southern Indian state of Kerala, was threatened a few days ago by a members of a Facebook group called Kerala Cyber Warriors.

The Malayalam-speaking group of predominantly male members says that it aims to protect Indians online, especially Malayalee women, by hacking into pages where explicit images and content related to sexuality are shared.

They describe their activities on their group page, saying that they seek to ‘expose’ people and preserve the ‘honor’ of Malayalee women. They claim to have hacked Pakistan websites and to protect Indian soldiers. They also claim to have to brought

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