Story highlights These anti-ISIS cyberattacks risked hindering U.S. intelligence collection

And ISIS may be able to mount cyberattacks of its own on the U.S.

Washington (CNN) A top Pentagon official said Tuesday that the U.S. is hitting ISIS with "cyber bombs" as part of its new arsenal of tactics being deployed against the terrorist group.

"We are dropping cyber bombs. We have never done that before," Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert Work told reporters traveling with him. "Just like we have an air campaign, I want to have a cyber campaign. I want to use all the space capabilities I have."

He said that the entire counter-ISIS campaign was putting "enormous pressure" on the organization, also known as ISIL.

He added, "Right now it sucks to be ISIL."

"Every time we have gone after one of their defended positions in the last 10 months, we have defeated them," he said.

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