Article ZD9B Anti-Isis hackers claim responsibility for BBC cyber-attack

Anti-Isis hackers claim responsibility for BBC cyber-attack

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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.

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