Charlie Hebdo: ‘Islamist cyber attacks’ hit France

Numerous French media websites have gone down a day after warnings of a wave of Islamist cyber attacks.The sites of Le Parisien, Marianne and 20 Minutes were among those affected, although most were soon restored.The French government said some 20,000 sites had been targeted after terror attacks in Paris left 17 dead.
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