Cyberattack on Rights Group Likely Linked to Islamic State

The so-called Islamic State (IS) group has displayed prowess on the battlefield, sophistication in their propaganda and savvy use of social media and, according to a recent report, there is “plausible’ reason to believe the militant group may be branching into cyber warfare. In late November, the group Raqqa Is Being Slaughtered Silently (RSS), which monitors human rights abuses by IS in the Syrian city of Ar-Raqqah, received an email from someone purporting to be representing a group of...

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