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Army of hackers targets the Swedish government, Sarah Palin and credit card giants in WikiLeaks 'Operation: Payback'
By Colin Fernandez and Laura Caroe
Last updated at 12:21 PM on 9th December 2010
Visa, PayPal, Amazon also come under attack through the night
Hackers bring down Swedish government internet site
Sarah Palin's personal credit card account and website targeted
5,000 'hacktivists' believed to be behind electronic onslaught
Computer hackers have sent two of the world’s biggest credit card companies into meltdown in revenge for cutting off payments to the WikiLeaks website.
The attack was launched by a shadowy international group called ‘Anonymous’ which said MasterCard and Visa had been targeted for freezing the account of the whistleblowing site.
The devastating blow to the credit card giants came on one of the busiest online shopping days of the year.
Hackers also targeted online payment system PayPal, Amazon and a Swiss bank over the WikiLeaks row.
The Swedish government's website was also brought down this morning after a fresh wave of cyber attacks together with former US vice presidential hopeful Sarah Palin.
Up to 5,000 hackers have combined under the 'Operation Payback' umbrella to target Visa and Mastercard
By Colin Fernandez and Laura Caroe
Last updated at 12:21 PM on 9th December 2010
Visa, PayPal, Amazon also come under attack through the night
Hackers bring down Swedish government internet site
Sarah Palin's personal credit card account and website targeted
5,000 'hacktivists' believed to be behind electronic onslaught
Computer hackers have sent two of the world’s biggest credit card companies into meltdown in revenge for cutting off payments to the WikiLeaks website.
The attack was launched by a shadowy international group called ‘Anonymous’ which said MasterCard and Visa had been targeted for freezing the account of the whistleblowing site.
The devastating blow to the credit card giants came on one of the busiest online shopping days of the year.
Hackers also targeted online payment system PayPal, Amazon and a Swiss bank over the WikiLeaks row.
The Swedish government's website was also brought down this morning after a fresh wave of cyber attacks together with former US vice presidential hopeful Sarah Palin.
Up to 5,000 hackers have combined under the 'Operation Payback' umbrella to target Visa and Mastercard
