Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2016-11-01 00:00:00
Affected organization: Raqqa Telegram Channel
Affected country: Syrian Arab Republic
Industry: Other Services (except Public Administration)
Event type: Disruptive
Event subtype: External Denial of Service
Motive: Sabotage
Actor: United Cyber Caliphate
Actor type: Terrorist
Actor country: Syrian Arab Republic
Description: Hackers claiming to be associated with the Islamic State (ISIS) claim to have shut down the Telegram channel belonging to a Syrian activist group reporting out of Raqqa.