WikiLeaks Under Denial of Service Attack

wiredmikey writes "WikiLeaks has reported that its Web site is currently under a mass distributed denial of service attack. The attack comes around the time of an expected release of classified State Department documents, which the Obama administration says will put 'countless' lives at risk, threaten global counterterrorism operations and jeopardize US relations with its allies."

Comments

Publicity stunt

[NiceGeek]

If you think the government has to use something as clumsy as a DDOS attack then you're an idiot.
Wikileaks are a bunch of publicity whores.

Re:attacked by whom?

[Coward Anonymous]

Maybe because Wikileaks removed all non-U.S. documents from their website...

Re:These documents should not be released.

[ScentCone]

But they should not be able to communicate frankly when discussing Saudi Arabia's funding of terrorism, or China's deliberate sabotage, even as they work on a way to publicly discuss such things? Never mind, you're a blowhard, and can't imagine that a diplomat would ever be involved in anything that's not "filthy." Interesting choice of word, there, actually. You should get in a little supportive time with someone who will let you talk about your issues in private. Um, unless you think there should be no privacy between people as they discuss sensitive things ... which is apparently how you think.