Dutch arrest 16-yr-old over cyber attacks

Dutch authorities on Friday said police in the Netherlands arrested a 16-year-old who has admitted attacking websites belonging to WikiLeaks opponents.

Izvor: Deutsche Welle

Friday, 10.12.2010.

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Dutch authorities on Friday said police in the Netherlands arrested a 16-year-old who has admitted attacking websites belonging to WikiLeaks opponents. A spokesman for the national prosecutor's office said the teenager had “admitted launching attacks on Visa and Mastercard sites.” A statement said he was probably “part of a larger group of hackers”. Dutch arrest 16-yr-old over cyber attacks Hackers from around the world have stepped up cyber attacks following the arrest of WikiLeaks boss Julian Assange. Assange is wanted by Sweden in connection with sexual misconduct charges. The online attacks have mainly targeted companies that have deprived WikiLeaks of their services, including the websites of the online payment service, PayPal, and the credit card giant Visa. The US State Department has also come under attack, while the Swedish government's website was temporarily forced offline. The group of hackers, which calls itself “Anonymous,” says it wants to keep the Internet open and free. Assange is currently in a British jail after handing himself in to police on Tuesday. Assange says the Swedish sexual misconduct charges are a fabrication intended to stop his organization from continuing to publish confidential documents. WikiLeaks is facing international condemnation for its publication of confidential material, often concerning diplomatic relations between countries. Some of the documents have caused embarrassment to the nations concerned. The organisation has distanced itself from the cyber attacks, but said they reflected public opinion. In a statement, it said WikiLeaks had no contact with Anonymous and had not received prior notice of any of the group's actions.

Dutch arrest 16-yr-old over cyber attacks

Hackers from around the world have stepped up cyber attacks following the arrest of WikiLeaks boss Julian Assange. Assange is wanted by Sweden in connection with sexual misconduct charges.

The online attacks have mainly targeted companies that have deprived WikiLeaks of their services, including the websites of the online payment service, PayPal, and the credit card giant Visa. The US State Department has also come under attack, while the Swedish government's website was temporarily forced offline.

The group of hackers, which calls itself “Anonymous,” says it wants to keep the Internet open and free.

Assange is currently in a British jail after handing himself in to police on Tuesday. Assange says the Swedish sexual misconduct charges are a fabrication intended to stop his organization from continuing to publish confidential documents.

WikiLeaks is facing international condemnation for its publication of confidential material, often concerning diplomatic relations between countries. Some of the documents have caused embarrassment to the nations concerned.

The organisation has distanced itself from the cyber attacks, but said they reflected public opinion. In a statement, it said WikiLeaks had no contact with Anonymous and had not received prior notice of any of the group's actions.

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