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Edition: U.S. Article Comments (45) Slideshow Video Email Print Reprints WikiLeaks Assange backers in cyber retaliation over arrest STD fears sparked case against WikiLeaks boss Julian Assange: highly skilled, deeply divisive U.S. works to stop arms flow to Islamists: report WikiLeaks stirs debate on information revolution WikiLeaks lists sites U.S. says vital to interests U.S. diplomats may be out in the cold for a while Top Chinese officials led Google hacking: WikiLeaks Column: A counter-productive WikiLeak Video: Julian Assange held in custody in UK Read Attack on MasterCard site a grass-roots effort | 3:51pm EST U.S. fiscal health worse than Europe's: China adviser 3:35pm EST Testy Obama fires back at Democrats over tax deal | 07 Dec 2010 Special Report: STD fears sparked case against WikiLeaks boss 07 Dec 2010 WEALTH MANAGER-Obama tax plan causes headache for advisers 1:03pm EST Discussed 139 Obama unveils tax deal with Republicans 74 WikiLeaks founder Assange arrested in Britain 63 Senate bid to renew ”middle-class” tax cuts fails Watched Bejeweled bra exposed in NY Thu, Oct 21 2010 Row over vote orgasm video Fri, Nov 19 2010 Playboy opens Mexican casino Sun, Dec 5 2010 Analyst Research Report Title Price Trading Report for (MA). 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Factbox Extradition process for WikiLeaks' Assange 10:55am EST Related News WikiLeaks founder Assange refused bail by UK court 10:55am EST Sweden prosecutor website in suspected hack attack 10:55am EST Timeline:WikiLeaks founder in jail 11:34am EST Saudis wanted Arab force in Lebanon: WikiLeaks 10:55am EST WikiLeaks sympathizers attack websites 10:55am EST Australia says to provide Assange with consular help 10:55am EST Analysis & Opinion Washington Extra – Cold shoulder A counter-productive WikiLeak Related Topics World » Australia » WikiLeaks » Technology » Stocks Related Video Assange held in custody Tue, Dec 7 2010 Assange surrenders to authorities 1 / 2 A screen shot of a web browser shows the WikiLeaks home page with a portrait of its founder Julian Assange in Lavigny, December 4, 2010. Credit: Reuters/Valentin Flauraud By Jim Finkle BOSTON | Wed Dec 8, 2010 3:51pm EST BOSTON (Reuters) - Advocates of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange quickly built a cyber army that took down MasterCard Inc's website using simple tools posted on the Web. MasterCard's website was shut down for much of the day on Wednesday as a group calling itself AnonOps organized a "Denial of Service" attack on the credit card giant, which had stopped processing donations for WikiLeaks after the United States criticized its release of sensitive diplomatic cables. Denial of service attacks typically use botnets, or armies of computers that have been enslaved by criminal hackers, to bring down a website by hitting it with an overwhelming number of simultaneous requests for information. But the MasterCard attack seems to have come from a grass-roots effort organized by AnonOps. It distributes sophisticated hacking software that is relatively simple for supporters to install on their computers. "It is very easy to launch these attacks," said John Bumgarner, chief technology officer for the U.S. Cyber Consequences Unit, which monitors cyber attacks. The group used Twitter to seek supporters, referring them to its website where they could download the software that turns a Windows or Mac PC into a weapon against the MasterCard site. WikiLeaks has come under international scrutiny after releasing a slew of diplomatic cables that angered and embarrassed Washington. Assange was arrested in Britain on Tuesday over accusations of sexual offenses. The MasterCard attacks are in apparent retaliation for the No. 2 credit and debit card processing company's move to block donations to the WikiLeaks website. The AnonOps site links users to a chatroom, where some ask questions about how to use the software and others gloat about their success. "MasterCard still down. Hell yeah," said one anonymous participant in the makeshift chatroom. "Good job everyone!" said another user. MasterCard said the attack did not compromise its "core" payment processing capabilities, but that there had been some limited interruptions to web-based services it offers customers. It did not elaborate. As of early Wednesday afternoon, the software was programed to attack the MasterCard site only, but AnonOps was soliciting suggestions for additional targets. (Reporting by Jim Finkle; Editing by Xavier Briand) World Australia WikiLeaks Technology We welcome comments that advance the story directly or with relevant tangential information. We try to block comments that use offensive language, all capital letters or appear to be spam, and we review comments frequently to ensure they meet our standards. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. Comments (45) Rhino1 wrote: Are all these prosecutors on the payroll of the CIA, or what is going on? Mr Assange, reportedly, informed the police in England from day 1 of his whereabouts in the UK. The accusations they bring against him do not strike me as criminal or any misconduct to speak of at all, and they won’t even grant him bail. You have got to be kidding. I have lived in the UK for long enough to know that there are much worse things going on in that country which are never investigated at all. Or have we really come to the point where the American secret service tells the English and the Swedish what to do? Dec 08, 2010 4:34am EST -- Report as abuse NEWSTIME2010 wrote: “I cold not care less” -Kevin Rudd (about Wikileaks and U.S.) “I could not care less about this ordinary condom case in Sweden” – Ture Sjolander Dec 08, 2010 5:37am EST -- Report as abuse catboss wrote: When you don’t want to take responsibility for your actions, or can’t drum up an excuse for them, you can always blame something on someone else. The good ole USA is always the prime target for these goofballs. 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