- First it was the Domain Name Provide who stopped giving service to Wikileaks.org domain on the grounds that its infrastructure is facing constant "Denial Of Service" attacks.
- Then came the PayPal who also stopped giving service to Wikileaks.org which chocked a major chunk of its revenue.
- Even Mastercard severed its ties with Wikileaks.
Mastercard.com Down
The group of hackers call themselves "Hacktivists" as in synonymous to "Activists" and have started attacking with "Denial Of Service" attacks to shut down MasterCard.com website. Mastercard.com is down for quite some time now.
"Hacktivists" have even shut down swiss finance agency PostFinance.ch as a mark of protest in support of arrested whistle-blower Julian Assange. PostFinance confirmed on Wednesday that its website had been attacked after it closed Assange's bank account on Monday.
"Operation Payback" has definitely reveled how vulnerable these fiance websites are to hackers and proved how easily technology can be used in a negative way.
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