Julian Assange, fugitive founder of WikiLeaks, was arrested arrested in London on Thursday almost seven years after he sought refuge in the Ecuadorian Embassy. Assange was wanted by British police for skipping bail in August 2012, while he was under investigation for sexual assault and rape in Sweden. The arrest was made at the[Read More…]
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Australia PM slammed for ‘smutty’ comment
Canberra: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison faced criticism following his “smutty” remarks about actress Pamela Anderson, after she asked him to help Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. Anderson had urged Scott Morrison to bring Assange to Australia. Rejecting her plea, Morrison said he had “plenty of mates who have asked me[Read More…]
US intelligence agency CIA may have access to India’s Aadhaar data, suggests WikiLeaks
A report by WikiLeaks hinted that United States’ top intelligence agency, the CIA has technology to access the biometric data through veiled operations conducted across the world. The office of technical services which is a branch within the CIA has a biometric collection system. It liaison services around the world[Read More…]
Chelsea Manning walks out of prison, 7 years after giving secrets to WikiLeaks
Seven years after arrest, Chelsea Manning walked out of a U.S. military prison on Wednesday. She was arrested for passing secrets to WikiLeaks in the largest breach of detailed data in U.S. history. Manning who is 29, was released from the U.S. Disciplinary Barracks at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, at about[Read More…]
CIA hacked Smartphones, used Smart TV as bugs: WikiLeaks
WikiLeaks has published what it calls as the biggest ever leak of confidential documents from the CIA detailing the “malware, viruses, trojans, weaponized ‘zero day’ exploits, malware remote control systems and associated documentation” it uses to break into phones, communication apps and other electronic devices. A total of 8,761 documents[Read More…]
WikiLeaks releases 1979 US diplomatic cables
Marking the sixth anniversary of “Cablegate”, WikiLeaks released over half a million US diplomatic cables from 1979. WikiLeaks described 1979 as “year zero” as The year saw the start of a great many political conflicts and alliances which continue to define the present world order, as well as the rise[Read More…]
WikiLeaks releases new batch of DNC emails
Hacktivist group WikiLeaks has released a new batch of 8,263 emails from the Democratic National Committee (DNC) just days before the US election. Published on November 6, the emails revealed that CNN allegedly asked DNC for interview questions to pose to Republican rivals Donald Trump and Ted Cruz, reports IBT.[Read More…]
Swedish court upholds Wikileaks founder Assange’s arrest warrant
A Swedish appeals court decided to uphold the arrest warrant for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange on Friday, prolonging the six year long legal stand off between prosecutors and the Wikileaks founder. Assange, 45, is wanted by Swedish authorities for questioning over allegations, which he denies, that he committed rape in[Read More…]