Wikileaks’ online supporters fighting back after news of Julian Assange’s arrest hit the wiresDecember 8, 2010 - 19:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Online supporters of whistleblowing website Wikileaks are fighting back after news of Julian Assange’s arrest hit the wires. Online activists known as “Anonymous” have initiated what they called Operation:Payback, a call to action to bring down the websites of companies that have publicly removed services once used by the Wikileaks website. Anoymous has already targetedthe Swiss bank PostFinance, a bank that froze all payments to thecontroversialwebsite, after it promised to take down PayPal, the online payment company that cancelled Wikileaks’ account that it used to solicit donations. Its current target is Mastercard. The website is currently down for a large number of users after a DDOS attack. All of the groups actions have beenpubliclyposted to the Anon_Operation Twitter account; the Paypal attack was posted to Twitter on December 6, declaring “target: www.paypal.com is YOYOing. Keep firing your lazors!”,the PostFinace attack was declared 17 hours ago and just minutes ago it was confirmed by the group that Mastercard had been taken offline as a result of its online assault. Anonymous is a collection of online activists formed from popular online message boards, attacks are not for profit but are in most cases to demonstrate a show of force to promote unfair practises or highlightsensitivepolitical issues. The three attacks here could just be the start of an uncomfortable few hours for the companies involved, thenextweb.com reported. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | 17 bridges collapse as a result of floods in Armenia As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. Ex-mayor of Karabakh capital arrested in Yerevan Ex-mayor of the Nagorno-Karabakh city of Stepanakert David Sargsyan has been arrested for 20 days. 269 people evacuated amid severe floods in Armenia’s north According to the Interior Ministry, 269 people have been evacuated from their homes in Lori and Tavush provinces. Armenian delegation participating in NATO PA session The delegation is headed by Andranik Kocharyan, the chairman of the standing committee on defense and security matters. |