FBI Investigating Pro-WikiLeaks 'Operation Payback'

It's no secret that the U.S. government is going after WikiLeaks and its elusive founder Julian Assange. According to the Smoking Gun, however, federal authorities have been targeting its supporters, as well.

Earlier this month, a group of pro-WikiLeaks hackers known as Anonymous began launching a series of coordinated cyber-attacks against companies that had severed ties with Julian Assange's whistleblowing organization, including MasterCard, Visa, and PayPal. The so-called 'Operation Payback' effectively shut down sites for prolonged periods of time, and added a new wrinkle to the ongoing international controversy surrounding WikiLeaks. And, as it turns out, the FBI has been investigating the campaign for a few weeks, now.

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