WikiLeaks supporters attack Visa, MasterCard websites

The technological and commercial skirmishes over WikiLeaks escalated into a full-blown online assault Wednesday when, in a serious breach of internet security, a concerted online attack by activist supporters of WikiLeaks succeeded in disrupting MasterCard and Visa websites.

Read the Guardian's coverage.

This story was originally published December 8, 2010 at 5:25 PM with the headline "WikiLeaks supporters attack Visa, MasterCard websites."