Co-ordinated cyber attack targets IS

Islamic State’s (IS) propaganda machine has been targeted in an unprecedented international cyber strike.

Agencies in a host of countries, including Britain, took part in a two-day blitz to severely disrupt the terror group’s ability to pump out content online.

Co-ordinated by specialists at Europol, the “simultaneous multinational takedown” was launched on Wednesday and Thursday. Authorities combined to hinder IS’S central capability to broadcast terrorist material.