WikiLeaks backers threaten more cyber attacks
LONDON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Cyber attacks on global companies seen as enemies of WikiLeaks drew the attention of U.S. authorities on Thursday and Dutch police arrested a 16-year-old boy suspected in attacks on credit card sites of Visa and MasterCard. Internet activists vowed to crash sites that have blocked business with WikiLeaks and PayPal, and others saw sporadic outrages. Attorney General Eric Holder said U.S. authorities were looking into cyber attacks on companies like Amazon.com and others. “We are aware of the incidents,” he said. The teenage boy was arrested by a high-tech crime unit in The Hague after admitting to attacks on the websites of two credit card…
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