WikiLeaks attacked by OurMine: what are the lessons?

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The apparent defacement of WikiLeaks' website this morning reveals how rudimentary attacks can still have embarrassing impacts.

WikiLeaks suffered a cyber-attack earlier today from Saudi white hat collective OurMine, which posted a message on the site's homepage saying, "It's OurMine (security group). Don't worry we are jus...

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