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WikiLeaks Under Siege: DDoS Attack Strikes Again

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WikiLeaks experienced a significant distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack on Tuesday morning, as detailed by Fast Company. This assault was more severe than a previous one on Sunday, yet it failed to completely disrupt the site. The perpetrator, a hacker known as “The Jester,” took credit for the cyber attack that targeted WikiLeaks just before it released a trove of classified U.S. embassy cables.

The Jester, an ex-soldier, defended his actions by alleging that WikiLeaks was “endangering the lives of our troops, ‘other assets,’ and foreign relations.” After his military service, he positioned himself as a “hacktivist for good,” aiming to combat terrorism and groups linked to Islamic extremism. Cybersecurity expert Mikko Hypponen from F-Secure expressed belief that The Jester was indeed the mastermind behind the attack.

Indian Cyber Army Breaches OGRA Website in Retaliation

On December 4, 2010, the Indian Cyber Army executed a hack on the Oil & Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) website [www.ogra.org.pk] as part of an escalating cycle of cyberattacks. The website was quickly restored by its administrators. The defacement message claimed the attack was a response to the compromise of over 200 Indian websites by a group known as the Pakistan Cyber Army. The displayed message read: “You Have Been Hacked By The ‘INDIAN CYBER ARMY’. This Is a Retaliation Of Hacking ‘CBI’.” This incident follows an earlier wave of cyberattacks by Pakistani hackers, calling themselves ‘Predators PK,’ in response to a cyber offensive launched by the Indian Cyber Army (ICA), which they framed as revenge for the 26/11 attacks. Unlike the ICA, the Pakistani hackers did not present an ideological motive behind their assault.