Visa becomes next target for WikiLeaks backers
NEW YORK – The websites for Visa and MasterCard were inaccessible for parts of Wednesday, likely the result of attacks by WikiLeaks supporters who are angry that the credit card companies had stopped processing donations to the organization. Both MasterCard and Visa said that cardholders’ accounts were not at risk and that people could continue using their credit cards throughout the day. Supporters of the WikiLeaks, which has released thousands of classified government documents in recent weeks, said they would attack companies and groups hostile to the site and its founder. An Internet group operating under the label “Operation Payback” claimed responsibility for the MasterCard and Visa…
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Visa becomes next target for WikiLeaks backers
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