Anonymous attacks UK govt. websites over AssangeAugust 21, 2012 - 14:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The UK Ministry of Justice has experienced problems with the availability of its website following a denial-of-service attack by Anonymous, which is demanding freedom for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange who was last week granted asylum by Ecuador, PCWorld reported. The hacker group said via its Twitter feed on Monday, Aug 20 that it had taken down the Justice Ministry website as part of its 'Operation Free Assange'. The British police have stated that they will arrest Assange if he comes out of the Ecuador embassy in London, where he has taken refuge since June, to extradite him to Sweden where he is wanted for investigations into alleged sexual misconduct. The Ministry of Justice confirmed on Tuesday that it is having problems with the availability of its website, and doesn't have a time frame for when it will be resolved. Measures put in place to keep the website running mean that some visitors may be intermittently unable to access the site , according to a statement. Other government sites, including the Department for Work and Pensions, the Home Office and the Prime Minister's site, have also been targeted, according to Anonymous' Twitter feed. But it doesn't seem like they have been as hard hit. Questions about their availability weren't immediately answered on Tuesday morning U.K. time. But the three websites were more responsive. Ecuador said it gave Assange political asylum because it fears he will be prosecuted, and extradited from Sweden to the U.S. on charges related to the information WikiLeaks has published. Two of WikiLeaks' most widely reported leaks involved U.S. diplomatic cables ("Cablegate") and a video from a U.S. helicopter gunship in Iraq (the so-called "Collateral Murder" video). A U.S. Army private, Bradley Manning, is charged with leaking the documents and is being held pending a military trial. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |