GCHQ secret unit uses DDOS attack tactics against Anonymous – Snowden leak — RT News

GCHQ secret unit uses DDOS attack tactics against Anonymous – Snowden leak — RT News:

British intelligence has its own hacker subdivision that uses questionable practices for hunting down enemies of the state, reveals a new leak from Edward Snowden. GCHQ is fighting Anonymous and LulzSec hacktivists with DDoS attacks and malware.

A classified document obtained by NBC News reveals that the British secret service is brandishing a cyber-sword in the guise of the Joint Threat Research Intelligence Group (JTRIG), an intelligence unit not constrained by domestic or international laws.