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Another blow to Al Qaeda? Terror organisation believed to be the victim of a cyber attack after websites shut down
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Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2012 01:31:31 -0500 (CDT)
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2124257/Another-blow-Al-Qaeda-Terror-organisation-believed-victim-cyber-attack-websites-shut-down.html By Daily Mail Reporter 2 April 2012Al Qaeda has been dealt another blow after a number of the terror organisation's web forums were shut down in an apparent cyber attack.
According to The Washington Post, five Al Qaeda websites promoting a 'jihad' or holy war against the West have been offline for almost two weeks.
The newspaper claims that the Shumkh al-Islam site was knocked out on March 22 and four other sites have also been disabled since then, although some less-prominent sites are still running.
U.S. officials have denied targeting the propaganda wing of the organisation - the sites are seen as useful sources for intelligence gathering by anti-terror chiefs.
But one expert said the blackout looked like 'a takedown', fueling speculation that the strike may have been launched by a government-backed hacking group.
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