VOA | Hackers Avenge WikiLeaks Leader with 'Operation Payback' | News | English

VOAHackers Avenge WikiLeaks Leader with 'Operation Payback' News English: "group of hackers have launched an online assault on businesses that have cut ties with WikiLeaks, in an apparent revenge attack for the arrest of the organization's leader, Julian Assange.

A group calling itself 'Anonymous' has claimed responsibility for shutting down the MasterCard website Wednesday as part of 'Operation Payback.' The credit card company announced Monday it would not process donations to WikiLeaks which is under political pressure for publishing classified U.S. diplomatic cables.

The hackers, or 'hacktivists', have also targeted the Swiss bank PostFinance, which had closed Julian Assange's bank account.

The group, which claims it is fighting against censorship, has organized denial of service attacks, which overwhelm a website with data requests."

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