(Reuters) – WikiLeaks said its website had been the target of a cyber attack late on Tuesday as it proceeded with the release of thousands of previously unpublished U.S. diplomatic cables, some still classified.
“WikiLeaks.org is presently under attack,” said a message on WikiLeaks’ Twitter page, which is believed to be controlled by Julian Assange, the controversial Australian-born founder and chief of the whistle-blowing organization.
WikiLeaks later described the problem as “a cyber attack.” In a subsequent message on its Twitter feed, it said the website was back up though some users were having problems accessing it.
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