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[ PRIVACY Forum ] Wikileaks claims it's under DDoS attack,
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Sun Nov 28 13:13:57 2010
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Wikileaks claims it's under DDoS attack, but release will go on
http://bit.ly/euRii1 (Google Buzz)
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http://bit.ly/gKCIkL (CNN)
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Lauren's comments:
Hours before its planned mass release of diplomatic cables and other
information, Wikileaks claims it's under a mass DDoS attack (which of
course will not stop their data release in any significant way).
Governments around the world are upset about this data, especially due
to the embarrassment that could be caused by making publicly known
what they *really* think about each other, rather than the veneer of
public statements that we usually receive. Most of this data is
apparently marked either Confidential or Secret. Very little if any
TS or higher classification data is reportedly present.
The source of this data appears to be an interagency sharing pool set
up to "enhance" intelligence capabilities post-9/11. There are
reports that something on the order of 2.5 million (!) people have or
had legitimate access to some or all of that data.
--Lauren--
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