Hackers take down website of bank that froze WikiLeaks funds - Video
By Daniel Tencer
Monday, December 6th, 2010 -- 8:32 pm
A group of Internet activists calling themselves Operation Payback have taken credit for shutting down the website of a bank that earlier Monday froze funds belonging to WikiLeaks.
Announcing its successful hack on a Twitter account, the group declared, "We will fire at anyone that tries to censor WikiLeaks."
Earlier in the day, Swiss bank PostFinance issued a statement announcing that it had frozen 31,000 euro ($41,000 US) in an account set up as a legal defense fund for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
The bank said it had frozen the account because, in opening it, Assange had claimed residency in Geneva.
"Assange cannot provide proof of residence in Switzerland and thus does not meet the criteria for a customer relationship with PostFinance," the bank said.
As of Monday evening, the PostFinance website was unavailable.
Operation Payback also promised a hack attack on PayPal, the online payment service that last week cut off WikiLeaks, denying the group a major tool for collecting donations from supporters.
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http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2010/12/hackers-website-bank-froz...
The following video was posted to YouTube by Operation Payback.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZNDV4hGUGw&feature=player_em...
Pay Pal...another way?
Another site that will take your money and pay your bills for you is G-pal...owned by a bunch of conservatives.
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Newest Target
http://www.aklagare.se
Website of the lawfirm representing the two women suing Assange.
Over 1000 Hackers are now active in these attacks against "enemies" of Wikileaks
http://www.postfinance.ch has been offline for 16+ hours so far in the last 24 hours. I am unable to connect to that website.
For a blog that keeps updating what is happening in this saga see...
http://pandalabs.pandasecurity.com/
Group responsible is recruiting more people to their cause by giving step by step directions on how to launch these attacks.
http://mgx.com/blogs/2010/12/07/ongoing-coordinated-hactivis...
Quote from site
"We appear to be watching, perhaps the first ever massive cyber battle for freedom of information taking on global superpowers ever. Will hundreds, thousands even millions of individuals scattered globally rally together for government transparency?"
This is not a white hat operation IMO
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"The enemy of my enemy is my friend."
While it is almost stomach turning to defend a Zionist stooge such as Assange, it does feel good that, by doing so, I support the "attack dogs" tearing up the censors.
Make 'em bleed, boys, as you seem the only ones with cajones to do so.
whatever
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Your position is illogical and unsupported
Your support for unjust even criminal activity is irrational. IMO
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Unjust, criminal activity is
Unjust, criminal activity is exactly what brought about this country's independence from England.
I disagree
The cost of control destroyed profits making it a worthless investment.
We did not beat the British with violence or vandalism. The battles for the most part were defensive.
Do you know how much it cost the English Crown to pay Cornwallis and his troops to chase Nathaniel Greene through the Southern wilderness. There were other battalions all the way to Canada.
And there was nothing worth looting to pay the bills. Game Over.
The lesser of two injustices is still unjust. How does injustice help build the domain of the free? How does that build freedom?
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I'm wondering just how independent we really are ?
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Just one last kick in the nuts, then a final deathblow
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But these guys are the digital window breakers
Criminal activity cannot bring liberty, no matter how active.
We get liberty if the people demand justice. That's how Adams and Jefferson saw it in 1820s.
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What were the People called during the Revolution?
They were called terrorists, no doubt.
What did we call the N. Vietnamese during the Vietnam War?
They were called Viet-Cong Guerrillas.
I understand that it is not right to do, but they deserved it. Computer Hackers know how to get their point across. They made a statement, and no one was killed in the process. They crashed a bank website, and didn't steal a penny.
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well said.
Besides what if these "hackers" are in fact ET aka angels working from another planet on our side helping us out lol
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Uh ohhhh...
We'd better shut down the internet, to save the children.
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Yes, of course, if they think they can get away with it..they will keep trying!
Homeland Security shuts down dozens of Web sites without a court order
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Feds Use Insane Intimidation Tactics to Keep Soldiers From Seeing, Discussing WikiLeaks
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Is there a competitor to PayPal that I can support?
Any PayPaul's out there?
I'm conflicted about the hacking... deep down, I enjoy it when the establishment and their lackeys take a beating every now and then, but taking down a website does seem a little anti-private property doesn't it?...
When does civil disobedience become thuggery?
Tempting... but not for me.
I'd rather voice my disapproval through the marketplace.
thats fair, there are many paths to freedom
Gpal.net is an alternative to paypal, vote with your dollar.
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Psyops are everywhere
They said they were going to roll out "cyber terrorism" and they weren't kidding. I hope the wikileaks story is starting to make sense now.
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Not - everything- is a psyop.
Not - everything- is a psyop. During the late 1700s, one could have argued that the American Revolution was a psyop designed to justify more tyranny from England. Calling everything out as a "psyop" is the lazy path.
Good point. Open mindedness a vigilant research rule.
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I believe these guys have ties to 4chan...
...so they are legit and not some government exercise. But lets look at the bigger picture here. Visa and Mastercard just blackballed wiki. According to the m.o. of this group, Visa and Mastercard are now on their enemy hit list. Once they hit an American entity, especially a bank or credit institution - the government is going to get it's panties in a bunch. We already have people like Palin calling for the death of Assange, and we have people like Newt Gingrich calling him (and those working with him) 'enemy combatants' (which means they can be assasinated without trial, even if US citizens).
Bump: for Assange
Operation Payback may be up to something else, now by Assange is in jail.
Doesnt Ring true to me
Just doesnt, there is so much more a group capable to doing as much and remaining invisible without fear could be doing if they suddenly felt the urge to be patriotic.
They could just as well leak destructive info fro many of the criminal organizations like The banks or Haliburton, documenters from the dealing of black water ect ect.
This reaks of a stunt to give reason to seize control of the net and to implement net neutrality and other chokes by force.
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nice
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Since all businesses and
Since all businesses and nearly all people have migrated their most sensitive information onto the web, all are now vulnerable... maybe they are making that point in a very bold way.
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BumP: "Operation Payback," I like the sound of that.
An international group of computer hackers. Now, that is a force to be reckoned with.
Ya
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