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Anonymous hacktivists have exposed the identity of a woman thought to be a prominent member of the Ku Klux Klan.

Members of the masked hacking squad have published the name, address and personal information of a female KKK supporter who is believed to run one of its major websites and a YouTube channel dedicated to publishing racist content.

Hacktivists gathered huge amounts of information about the woman, who we have decided not to name.

They revealed her household income, employment history and even what car she drives.

This sort of data dump is a common Anonymous tactic, and is known as "doxxing".

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The "unmasking" was carried out as part of a campaign called OPHoodsOff.

Anonymous has stepped up its anti-KKK drive in recent weeks.

Earlier this month, hacktivists launched their first broadside by shutting down the Ku Klux Klan's website in an operation designed to unite the hacktivist group in a battle against racism.

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A prominent member of the masked group who goes under the nickname JustAnotherNode spent weeks barraging the KKK's website with a digital blitzkreig called a DDoS attack, which cripples websites by flooding them with traffic.

He told The Mirror that this assault was so long and intense that the website has effectively been wiped off the internet.

"The KKK is a huge organisation with political connections that rival the best lobbyists," he claimed.

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"It is one of the largest, oldest institutions of hate in the world.

"There is a lot of negativity surrounding Anonymous right now. I wanted to show people that we are only trying to accomplish good things together."