GCHQ director Jeremy Fleming announced this week that the U.K. has launched a major cyberattack on the Islamic State. The attack was launched in collaboration with the UK Ministry of Defence. UK cyber experts have operated to disrupt online activities and networks of the terrorist organization. This is the first time the UK has systematically and persistently degraded an adversarys online efforts as part of a wider military campaign, said Fleming. The UK will continue to respond to malicious cyber activity in conjunction with international partners such as the United States and Europol.”]
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