FBI Considered Espionage Act Charges Against WikiLeaks Over Declassified Files
The FBI considered Espionage Act and hacking charges against WikiLeaks for downloading declassified files from a public government website
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Renowned hacker and former WikiLeaks source Phineas Fisher says organization misled people about their files
In a PGP-signed statement, a renowned hacker and source for WikiLeaks says the organization knowingly misled people about some of their files
Leaker, Liar, Hacker, Hoaxer: The Russian contractor who infiltrated Anonymous
Maksym Igor Popov tricked the FBI, infiltrated LulzSec, got early access to WikiLeaks and used APT infrastructure using a playbook that would return with Guccifer 2.0 and DC Leaks.
In secret recording, police admit to lying about an investigation into a “terroristic threat” against Barrett Brown’s publishers
Early this morning, the Dallas Police Department and the Dallas Mayor’s office received an email from Barrett Brown containing a secret recording of a phone call, a copy of which was released today by Distributed…
Leaked FBI Docs: Hackers used WikiLeaks’ “Spy Files” as a Hit List
Documents from a leaked FBI file reveal more of the symbiotic relationship between WikiLeaks and the hackers that supplied the organization with the Stratfor emails and the Syria files, two of the organization’s largest and most significant publications….
WikiLeaks’ press release “reveals” new efforts against the organization, declares intent to force DOJ to reveal charges
WikiLeaks’ press release is provided as-is below, for reference. See here for background on the Iceland portion of the case. Embargoed until 9AM ET (Eastern Time e.g New York) WED 23, January 2019. MEDIA RELEASE:…
The Complete List of 140 Things You Can’t Say About Assange or WikiLeaks
Update: After publication, WikiLeaks responded by tweeting a version on pastelink. They posted (and were apparently the first to tweet) 1.3, archived here, compared to v1.2 which was sent out to journalists yesterday. This is…
Fidel Narváez’s complaint challenges The Guardian’s reporting about Assange
Fidel Narváez’s complaint to The Guardian over their reporting on Julian Assange contests several articles of key contention. These include reports of a plan to smuggle Assange to Russia, and of a series of meetings…
WikiLeaks googles and republishes embassy shopping lists – media partners call it an “exclusive”
On Friday, December 21st, WikiLeaks released a collection of “shopping lists” from American embassies around the world. The release was accompanied by stories from their media partners documenting things like “
No, WikiLeaks didn’t create a “trust deficit”
An envoy from the U.K. recently opined that WikiLeaks has created a “trust deficit,” and that the modern age’s increased transparency and openness has hindered diplomatic relations and caused diplomats to rethink how they handle…