WikiLeaks attacked by OurMine: what are the lessons?
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 just testing...
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