Operation Payback

Generation W: WikiLeaks Ignites a New Generation of Hacktivists

Urizenus Sklar | Posted 05.25.2011

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Assange may eventually be incarcerated or worse, but the genie is definitely out of the bottle at this point. There is no question but that hacktivist culture is now a worldwide phenomenon.

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Pro-WikiLeaks Hackers Send Letter To Beck

businessinsider.com | Glynnis MacNicol | Posted 05.25.2011

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The group professing to be Anonymous, the organization allegedly behind Operation Payback, has issued an open letter to Glenn Beck. Essentially, 'A...

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WikiLeaks Bummers for Lefties

Sam McPheeters | Posted 05.25.2011

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That WikiLeaks censors anything at all shows a basic agreement with the US position: there are lives (military and civilian) in the balance, and the disclosure of identities -- even inadvertently -- could endanger them.

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The Blog of War: WikiLeaks Exposes Business-as-Usual, and a New Battle Ensues

Randall Amster | Posted 05.25.2011

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In an ideal world, the WikiLeaks revelations would have ended two wars. But rather than retreating, the Pentagon became emboldened that a significant portion of its dirty laundry was aired publicly.

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16-Year-Old Arrested For Pro-WikiLeaks Cyber Attacks

The Huffington Post | Amy Lee | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dutch police arrested a 16-year-old teenager on Wednesday for his involvement in the online attacks against Visa and Mastercard, organized by supporte...

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Pro-WikiLeaks Hackers' Latest Target: PayPal

The Huffington Post | Bianca Bosker | Posted 05.25.2011

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UPDATE: A PayPal spokesperson contacted The Huffington Post to note that according to api-status.com, PayPal's API is fully operational and has not su...

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Sarah Palin Reportedly Target Of Major Cyber Attack

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011

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London-based hackers reportedly working in support of the website WikiLeaks as part of "Operation Payback" have turned their keyboards on Sarah Palin,...

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WikiLeaks Supporters: Facebook BANNED Our Page

The Huffington Post | Bianca Bosker | Posted 05.25.2011

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Anonymous, an activist hacker group that has been disabling websites in a show of support for WikiLeaks, claims that Facebook has just banned its page...

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Visa DOWN: WikiLeaks Supporters Take Down Site As 'Payback'

The Huffington Post | Bianca Bosker | Posted 05.25.2011

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Story is developing: More information to come Just hours after MasterCard's website was disabled by WikiLeaks supporters, Visa.com is now down as w...

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Operation Payback: Live Updates On The Cyberattacks

Posted 05.25.2011

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An online group calling itself Anonymous is attacking sites around the web perceived to be "enemies" of WikiLeaks and its founder, Julian Assange. Thi...

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MasterCard.com DOWN: WikiLeaks Supporters Hack Site For 'Payback'

AP | RAPHAEL G. SATTER and JILL LAWLESS | Posted 05.25.2011

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LONDON — Hackers rushed to the defense of WikiLeaks on Wednesday, launching attacks on MasterCard, Visa, Swedish prosecutors, a Swiss bank, Sara...

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