Date of report
- Apr 2018
Affiliations
The United Kingdom’s Government Communications Headquarters director announced that, along with the UK Ministry of Defense, it had conducted a “major offensive cyber campaign” directed at the Islamic State, with the purpose of disrupting the group’s ability to recruit and coordinate. The UK campaign mirrors a previous one announced by the U.S. government in 2016.
Suspected victims
- Islamic State Group
Suspected state sponsor
- United Kingdom
Type of incident
- Sabotage
Target category
- Civil society
Victim government reaction
- Unknown
Suspected state sponsor response