Hackers Take Down Visa.com in the Name of WikiLeaks

lunarverse · Dec 8, 2010

Wikileaks trouble for Visa now too.

A group of hackers often referred to as Anonymous have set their sights on Visa.com in a recent war against those sites that have denied service to WikiLeaks.

Previous WikiLeaks-related targets of what has been dubbed “Operation Payback” (here’s a video that breaks it down) include Swiss bank PostFinance (still down for the count), which has closed the account of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, PayPal (Anon took down the blog, but it’s now operational) and Mastercard (now up and running — at least in some browsers).

Visa.com is now down for the count as well.

PandaLabs supplied us with the below summary of activity by Operation Payback:

After pulling the plug on payments to WikiLeaks, Mastercard’s website was taken down and remains out of service.
Senator Joe Lieberman’s website was taken down for 12 minutes (the first .gov site to be attacked).
Sarah Palin’s website was taken offline by a small group of Anonymous attackers.
The group sent spam faxes to Joe Lieberman’s office and to PostFinance.
PostFinance was attacked the hardest, leaving customers without the ability to conduct online banking.
They took down the website of the lawyer representing the two women who were allegedly raped/assaulted by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
The group took down Assange’s Swedish prosecutor’s website.
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Nyxx · Dec 8, 2010

Wow. This makes me happy. Maybe they can wipe out all of our debt? If they did all my money that goes to credit cards could go to Wikileaks & Julian's defense fund. Oh, and lets not forget Mr.Bradley Manning.

deleted · Dec 8, 2010

release the doomsday file!!!

Nyxx · Dec 8, 2010

do it!!!!

WanderingturnupII · Dec 8, 2010

I miss the AnonoMice. That was an interesting time here.

zombiewolf · Dec 8, 2010

Release the file!

Nyxx · Dec 8, 2010

thedope · Dec 8, 2010

File the release

Terrapin2190 · Dec 8, 2010

WHAAAAAAT?! That's freakin... I don't even know what. He told em there would be retaliation if arrested or attacked. I didn't think something like this would actually happen! Pretty cool, I guess, watching things unfold.

lunarverse · Dec 8, 2010

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1M8vei3L0L8"]YouTube - N.W.A. - Fuck Tha Police + Lyrics

Nyxx · Dec 8, 2010

Fuckin with me cause I'm a teenager...with a little bit of gold and a pager

Spicey Cat · Dec 8, 2010

Wikileaks war has started.

Nyxx · Dec 8, 2010

I HAVE A FOLDER CALLED WIKILEAKS WALLPAPERS IN MY PROFILE PLEASE PLEASE SNAG A PIC AND THROW IT IN YOUR SIGNATURE!

zombiewolf · Dec 8, 2010

"We will fire at anything or anyone that tries to censor WikiLeaks, including multibillion-dollar companies such as PayPal," a statement circulating online, apparently from Operation Payback, said.
"Twitter, you're next for censoring #WikiLeaks discussion. The major shitstorm has begun," it added.
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/dec/08/operation-payback-mastercard-website-wikileaks

Nyxx · Dec 8, 2010

Fuck Twitter and their censorship.....I knew there was a reason I never liked that bullshit.

lunarverse · Dec 8, 2010

zombiewolf said:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/dec/08/operation-payback-mastercard-website-wikileaks
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From that same article ^^^

Meanwhile it has also emerged that Visa has today ordered DataCell, an IT firm that helps WikiLeaks collect payments, to suspend all of its transactions – even those involving other payees – a day after it cut off all the firm's donations being made to WikiLeaks.

DataCell, a small Icelandic company that facilitates transfers made by credit cards including Visa and MasterCard, says it will take up "immediate legal actions" and warned that the powerful "duopoly" of Visa and MasterCard could spell "the end of the credit card business worldwide".

Andreas Fink, chief executive of DataCell, said in a statement: "Putting all payments on hold for seven days or more is one thing but rejecting all further attempts to donate is making the donations impossible.

"This does clearly create massive financial losses to WikiLeaks, which seems to be the only purpose of this suspension.

"This is not about the brand of Visa; this is about politics, and Visa should not be involved in this.

"Visa customers are contacting us in masses to confirm that they really donate and they are not happy about Visa rejecting them. It is obvious that Visa is under political pressure to close us down."

Earlier, PayPal, which has also been the subject of technological attack since it suspended payments to WikiLeaks last week, appeared to admit that it had taken the step after an intervention from the US state department.

PayPal's vice-president of platform, Osama Bedier, told an internet conference the site had decided to freeze WikiLeaks' account on 4 December after government representatives said it was engaged in illegal activity. "On November 27th, the state department, the US government basically, wrote a letter saying that the WikiLeaks' activities were deemed illegal in the United States and as a result our policy group had to make the decision of suspending the account," Bedier said. He added: "We ... comply with regulations around the world, making sure that we protect our brand."

His remarks will undoubtedly intensify criticism from supporters of WikiLeaks that the site is being targeted for political reasons.
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Damn...that's serious business lol

Nyxx · Dec 8, 2010

Hopefully the wealthy will hand over ALLOT more cash to WIKILEAKS now.

stinkfoot · Dec 8, 2010

It wouldn't shock me if it were the wealthiest who are most interested in shutting WikiLeaks down.

deleted · Dec 8, 2010

If American students were smart enough,,:sunny: they would all walk out in honor of WIKILEAKS...

State Department Warns Students Against Discussing WikiLeaks on Facebook, Twitter ...
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Children stop letting the government make decisions for you..

Sam_Stoned · Dec 9, 2010

vigilante justice FUCK YEAH!!!!

I love this shit, MORE MORE MORE!!!! Lets get french revolution up in this nasty little bitch!!!

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