Rape crisis centre website hacked by ‘Islamic State’

The country’s largest rape crisis centre has assured victims that its website is secure after what was initially thought to be an anti-feminist attack by hackers claiming to be from Islamic State.

Ellen O’Malley-Dunlop, chief executive of the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre, said she was shocked to discover on Sunday that the home page of the centre’s website was carrying a banner of the black flag used by Islamic State militants.

It was emblazoned with a slogan in Arabic, believed to translate into a declaration of loyalty to God, along with the message “Hacked by Islamic State (ISIS). We Are Everywhere”, a link to a Facebook page, and a song playing in Arabic.