Anti-Isis hackers claim responsibility for BBC cyber-attack
by Press Association from Technology | The Guardian on (#ZD9B)
Technology correspondent receives tweet from US-based New Word Hacking saying attack was to test group's servers
Activists who say their goal is to disrupt online propaganda by Islamic State have claimed responsibility for a cyber-attack on the BBC website.
The New Year's Eve attack took down the iPlayer and other services for a few hours, according to Joe Lynam, the BBC's business correspondent.