Wikileaks DDoSed Again

Posted by Unknown on Wednesday August 8, 2012 @02:50AM from the can't-catch-a-break dept.

twoheadedboy writes "After being hit by a '72-hour' DDoS in May, WikiLeaks is claiming to be under attack yet again. All its sites appear to be down and fingers have already been pointed at government entities. WikiLeaks, posting on Twitter, said it had its suspicions of why it was being targeted. It was either because of its ongoing releases related to Stratfor and Syria, or because of an upcoming release, Julian Assange's organization speculated. The fact that everyone is currently engrossed in the Olympics may have given attackers good reason to target the websites right now, WikiLeaks said."

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Which Olympic games? by Bill,+Shooter+of+Bul · 2012-08-08 03:09 · Score: 4, Funny

The cyber attack on Iran, or the ones in London?

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Re:Or WikiLeaks Pulled Its Own Plug... by lister+king+of+smeg · 2012-08-08 03:25 · Score: 3, Funny

He isn't really high flying he has been under house arrest in England for quiet a while

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