Wikileaks: 'We neither condemn nor applaud DDoS attacks'

<img src="http://cdn.mos.techradar.com///classifications/computing/internet-and-broadband/images/Wikileaks_3-200-200.jpg"> <br /><P>Wikileaks has issued a statement regarding the recent spate of DDoS attacks on companies who are blacklisting the whistle-blowing site, distancing itself from what is happening.</P><br /><P>In the statement Wikileaks says it has no relationship with the people behind the attacks, <a href="http://wikileaks.ch/articles/2010/Statement-on-DDOS-attacks.html">noting</A>: "These denial of service attacks are believed to have originated from an internet gathering known as Anonymous. </P><br /><P>"This group is not affiliated with Wikileaks. There has been no contact between any Wikileaks staffer and anyone at Anonymous. </P><br /><P>"Wikileaks has not received any prior notice of any of Anonymous' actions."</P><br /><P>Wikileaks hit worldwide infamy in November with the publication of <a href="">250,000 US Embassy Cables</A>. </P><br /><P><STRONG>Reflections of public opinion</STRONG></P><br /><P>Online group Anonymous has targeted Mastercard, PayPal and State.gov in recent days with DDoS attacks on their websites.</P><br /><P>One of the 'hacktivists' involved said about the attacks: "It is definitely an information war. The core principle behind it is [that] information is free, governments keep information to themselves, Wikileaks releases them to the general public and the war occurs."</P><br /><P>Kristinn Hrafnsson from Wikileaks said: "We neither condemn nor applaud these attacks. We believe they are a reflection of public opinion on the actions of the targets."</P>

Wikileaks: 'We neither condemn nor applaud DDoS attacks'

Wikileaks has issued a statement regarding the recent spate of DDoS attacks on companies who are blacklisting the whistle-blowing site, dis...

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