The United Kingdom's GCHQ (Government Communications Headquarters) revealed that hackers linked to the terrorist team ISIS managed to intercept sensitive emails exchanged between British cabinet ministers, according to a Mirror publication.
According to sources through GCHQ, the system was not completely violated, but hackers were able to access and read emails that were being exchanged.
Officials have confirmed only Theresa May, the Home Secretary, as a definite victim, but other senior ministers from David's government also appear to be Cameron, was being watched by the terrorists.
GCHQ reported that the information leaked was related to events attended by government officials and members of the royal family.
Earlier this week, forces from the United Kingdom killed a British jihadist in Syria when the country's intelligence services discovered that he was trying to kill the queen. It is said that these two events are linked, and the jihadists were able to plan their attacks using the information they got from the hack.
According to the Daily Mail, this was the first time a ISIS cyber attack on British officials. All previous attacks were usually targeted at the US and French governments.
In late August, American forces killed him Junaid Hussain, που ήταν ο ηγέτης του Hacking Division, of the Islamic State with an attack by an unmanned aircraft.
However, while the Islamic State does not seem to have the same military capabilities as Western countries, their presence on the internet is strong enough.
