MasterCard
Urizenus Sklar: Generation W: WikiLeaks Ignites a New Generation of Hacktivists
The Huffington Post - 4th Jan 2011While the traditional media and the United States government continue to fixate on the individual Julian Assange, a not so subtle cultural shift is taking root worldwide: Hacktivist culture is rapidly morphing from a small underground subculture…
Read more >>WikiLeaks founder: Book deal to cover legal fees, help keep site running
The Hill - 27th Dec 2010Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has reportedly signed a $1.3 million Book Deal, and he says he did it to cover legal fees and keep his whistleblowing site in operation. "I don't want to write this book, but I have to," he told the Sunday Times …
Read more >>Assange: People affiliated with our organization have already been assassinated
Raw Story - 21st Dec 2010Stumble This! People have died because of their affiliation with secrets website Wikileaks, according to founder Julian Assange. In a little-noticed interview with BBC's John Humphrys, Assange revealed that WikiLeaks is not just facing financial …
Read more >>WikiLeaks Betrayed by Amazon, Visa, Mastercard---and Worst of All, the Media
Runnin' Scared - 14th Dec 2010Credit: Kyle T. Webster The outrageous behavior of Amazon, Visa, MasterCard and PayPal directed at Wikileaks represents a much greater threat to America than any of the alleged security breaches from Julian Assange. These companies moved to cut …
Read more >>WikiLeaks: Sex Abuse Panel "Offended" Vatican
Political Hotsheet - 11th Dec 2010Pope Benedict XVI uses a handkerchief during a canonization ceremony at the Vatican Oct. 11, 2009. (Credit: AP Photo) Vatican officials were angry when their fellow priests were summoned from Rome to testify before an Irish commission investiga…
Read more >>WikiLeaks supporters cripple Visa, Mastercard websites, hack Sarah Palin in 'Operation Payback'
New York Daily News - 10th Dec 2010Shadowy supporters of jailed Wikileaks wizard Julian Assange launched a barrage of cyber attacks on Wednesday that shut down the web sites of Visa and MasterCard. The Hackers, who call themselves "Anonymous," went on Twitter to declare war on th…
Read more >>Key Lawmakers Up Pressure on WikiLeaks and Defend Visa and Mastercard
Wired News - 10th Dec 2010Senator Joe Lieberman, who was instrumental in persuading Amazon.com to kick Wikileaks off its webhosting service, came to the defense Thursday of companies denying services to the secret-spilling site, saying they are “doing the right thing…
Read more >>Diane Francis: WikiLeaks Is the New Journalism
The Huffington Post - 10th Dec 2010"Operation Payback" is looking more like the sequel to Revenge of the Nerds. This week, cyber attacks were mounted by pro-WikiLeaks digital Soldiers against MasterCard, Visa, PayPal and other companies for terminating Wikileaks accounts or pulli…
Read more >>
