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Wikileaks DDoSed Again

Posted by Unknown on 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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  1. ur mum by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    her bum

  2. Only getting what they deserve. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    They put the USA's national security at risk. As such, wikileaks is an enemy combatant and should be treated as such. I just wish our current spineless and frankly unamerican president would just put our drones to better use to fix this problem in a more permanent and demonstrative way.