A popular online jihadist forum has been knocked off the Internet. Counterterrorism experts say it appears it was hacked.
CBS News reports the forum appears to have been taken down by a sophisticated cyber attack that hit the website and the server.
Some intelligence experts say that keeping the site active is actually a good thing because it could be used as an intelligence resource. The downside is that it also can be used as a recruitment tool.
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