Tag: Vault 7
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The British intelligence agency hacked the media
The website of MI5, Britain’s domestic spy service, was briefly taken down by a DDoS attack The website of Britain’s domestic intelligence agency MI5 was briefly knocked offline by a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack on Friday, according to Reuters, citing a BBC report. The culprits are not named, and it is not clear if they…
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6 reasons why everyone should fight for Assange’s freedom
The justice system has failed to defend the principles it should protect in the case of WikiLeak founder Julian Assange, so the public must wake up to the need for peaceful global protests to run parallel to Assange’s legal battle, writes Sara Chessa. The UK Home Secretary Priti Patel said recently that she had it…
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The United States wins the appeal for the extradition of Assange
The UK’s Supreme Court has granted the US Government’s appeal over the refusal to extradite WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange, which opens the door to his possible trial on US soil accused of espionage. In January, a district court denied the U.S. extradition request, citing the publisher’s vulnerable mental state and the possibility that he would…