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2010-11-30 Science & Technology

WikiLeaks says it's under powerful cyberattack

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Posted by tu3031 2010-11-30 10:34|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 (GASP)
Oh, hold me, Martha!

Posted by mojo 2010-11-30 10:52|| 2010-11-30 10:52|| Front Page Top

#2 It won't matter. They can release the other files as a single zip file on any number of file sharing sites and call the NYT to tell them it's there. Word will get around in an instant and it will be scarfed up and distributed.

That's why the US government is powerless to stop them.

Posted by gorb 2010-11-30 11:18|| 2010-11-30 11:18|| Front Page Top

#3 which is why we need a wet-works division...

Posted by Broadhead6 2010-11-30 11:29|| 2010-11-30 11:29|| Front Page Top

#4 What we NEED is a functioning government, instead of the bureaucratic cluster-f$$$ that currently exists in Washington, DC.

Posted by Old Patriot 2010-11-30 14:54|| 2010-11-30 14:54|| Front Page Top

#5 Makes you wonder what sort of organization has the expertise and resources to keep its website up when under attack by at least one sovereign nation, perhaps even a major power.

Posted by Iblis 2010-11-30 15:03|| 2010-11-30 15:03|| Front Page Top

#6 Apparently, the WikiLeaks defense involves the use of Amazon.com servers to redirect traffic or provide alternate hosting. The details are quite beyond me but amazon must have a acre or more of servers.

Posted by Dogsbody 2010-11-30 21:43|| 2010-11-30 21:43|| Front Page Top

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