How did WikiLeaks get its first batch of documents?
WikiLeaks received its first batch of sensitive documents not from a whistle-blower but from The Onion Router ( Tor), an encryption network designed to allow users to transmit data anonymously.
Who was aristocrates and what did he do?
Aristocrates of Athens From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search 4th-century BC Athenian citizen Aristocrates(in GreekAριστoκρατης; lived 4th century BC) was a person against whom Demostheneswrote an oration, still extant, entitled Against Aristocrates(Kατα Aριστoκρατoυς).
What did WikiLeaks do to the Scientology movement?
After WikiLeaks published internal material from the Scientology movement in 2008, that group threatened suit on the grounds of copyright infringement. WikiLeaks responded by releasing thousands of Scientology documents. In 2009 the site made news when it released a cache of internal e-mails from East Anglia University ’s Climatic Research Unit.
Who was arrested in connection with the WikiLeaks leak?
The first formal charges were filed in May 2010, when Bradley Manning, a low-level U.S. Army intelligence analyst, was arrested in connection with the release of the 2007 helicopter video. Investigators later accused him of the diplomatic cable leak as well.
Why did WikiLeaks go off line in 2010?
In December 2010 wikileaks.org faced a flurry of setbacks. It was forced off-line once again when the site’s domain name provider terminated its account in the wake of a series of distributed denial-of-service attacks; as with previous service interruptions, WikiLeaks remained available on mirror sites or by directly linking to its IP address.
How did Julian Assange get started with WikiLeaks?
Assange, a noted computer hacker, pleaded guilty to a host of cybercrime charges in 1991, but because of his youth he received only minimal punishment. He was inspired to create WikiLeaks by Daniel Ellsberg’s 1971 release of the Pentagon Papers.
