'Je suIS IS' and 'CYBERCALIPHATE' appeared across screens in the BBC studio as a feature cut short, following attack on TV5Monde
The BBC was feared to have fallen victim to an ISIS cyber-attack this evening as 'hackers' appeared to post Islamic State propaganda during a live broadcast.
Viewers were left stunned as the words 'Je suIS IS' appeared on TV screens following a feature on the BBC News Channel.
Above the red and white writing was the word 'CYBERCALIPHATE'.
Newsreader Clive Myrie was clearly flustered as he addressed the loss of content during the programme.
He said: "I do apologise, we seem to have lost our report from James Robbins, erm... stay with us."
The incident happened just after 8.07pm leaving producers scrambling to the next feature.
The incident follows today's hacking of the television network TV5Monde.
Unlike the French attack, the BBC have stated that it was an 'operational error' that lead to the loss of sound and confusion.
A BBC spokesperson told Mirror Online: "This was an operational error in which a graphic being used in BBC reports about the French cyber-attack was broadcast briefly by mistake during another item."
But Twitter users were not convinced.
One viewer said: "Did BBC news just get hacked live on air? By #CyberCaliphate?"
Another posted: "BBC news hacked by ISIS?"
Earlier today, hackers caused a three-hour blackout on TV5Monde up until 1am, and also took over the channel’s website and Facebook page
They posted alleged pictures and identity cards of relatives of French soldiers involved in military action against Islamic State (IS) in Syria and Iraq, along with threats.
Now, the culture minister Fleur Pellerin has called the heads of big French TV companies, newspapers and the Agence France-Presse news agency together to address what can be done.
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