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Federal agents
and New York City police officers have been contacting the
individuals on the list to inform them of the posting, but the
source said law enforcement does not believe there is any
credible threat.
In a statement, the Federal Bureau of Investigation said, "While
our standard practice is to decline comment on specific
operational and investigative matters, the FBI routinely
notifies individuals and organizations of information collected
during the course of an investigation that may be perceived as
potentially threatening in nature."
The list includes names, home addresses and email addresses.
Some of the information appears to be outdated, according to the
source, who was not authorized to discuss the investigation
publicly.
Last year, an Islamic State-related group posted what it claimed
were names, addresses and photos of 100 U.S. military service
members and called upon followers to kill them.
The militant group controls swaths of territory in Syria and
Iraq and has claimed responsibility for several major attacks in
various countries, including coordinated attacks in Paris in
November that killed 130 people.
U.S. authorities have arrested more than 70 individuals for
attempting to support Islamic State since 2013.
(Reporting by Joseph Ax; Editing by Alden Bentley)
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