Wikileaks attacked2010-11-29 09:34 by DanielaTags: Wikileaks, DoS
Online whistleblowing site Wikileaks has been suffering from a denial of service attack after providing the world with some news on an incredibly slack holiday weekend. The outfit released shedloads of embarrassing documents on Sunday and was immediately and mysteriously bought down by what it called a huge denial of service attack. The site is now back up and the attack has done nothing to stop the leaked information getting out. All the data was with news agencies in time for the Sunday deadline so masses of it is being sifted through by newspapers desperate for something that ranks as news while the US is on holiday. Wikileaks' media partners, including the New York Times and The Guardian, had been given the infomation weeks in advance. It is unlikely to have been spooks that are responsible for the DoS attacks. It is more likely to have been US right-wing script kiddies who believe that they are saving their country from embarrassment. It is a little late for that. Read more -here-
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