Hackers Shower ISIS Twitter Accounts with Rainbows after Orlando Massacre

Dozens of accounts that once promoted hatred now are showcasing gay pride flags and even links to softcore gay pornography following the June 12 attack on a gay nightclub in Orlando, Fla.

“I’m gay and I’m proud,” boasted one pro-ISIS account in its rainbow-colored profile picture.

“I did it for the lives lost in Orlando,” hacker WauchulaGhost, who is affiliated with the hactivist collective Anonymous, told Newsweek. “Daesh 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.” (Daesh is another name for the self-described Islamic State.)

Just hours after Sunday’s attack, WauchulaGhost tweeted out a request for the names of any such accounts praising the shooting, which killed 49 innocent people and wounded 53 more.

According to CBS, many of the pro-ISIS accounts that were hacked were renamed "Jacked by a Ghost" and most linked to CIA.gov. While some of the hacked accounts have been suspended, some still exist.

As of July 15, the one Anonymous hacktivist’s Twitter account appeared to still be at it, tweeting its successful takeover of the Twitter account @islamsunna111, with an IP address in Oman, and peppering that account with slogans such as "Make love, not war" and "#MoreSex #LessDeath #ISIS #ISIL #IslamicState."