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Jihadist hackers target celebrity accounts to fund Islamic State

Scores of bright young computer experts are feared to have been recruited by Islamic State terrorists to plunder millions from UK banks and businesses.

The jihadist group spreading death and mayhem across Iraq and Syria is already the world’s richest rebel organisation with more than £1.5billion at its disposal.

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