Another blow to Al Qaeda? Terror organisation believed to be the victim of a cyber attack after websites shut down

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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 2012

Al 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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