WASHINGTON — Military commanders have mounted a cyberoffensive against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria in recent weeks by deploying hackers to penetrate the extremist group’s computer and cellphone networks, according to the Pentagon.
The cyberassault, which Defense Secretary Ashton Carter authorized last month, marks the first time teams from U.S.
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