READ: Wikileaks Founder Julian Assange Seeks Diplomatic Protection From Australia. WikiLeaks. Wikileaks, an anti-secrecy organization, was founded in 2006 as a platform for whistleblowers to release classified information anonymously. By 2015, Wikileaks became a portal to publish over 10 million documents, including top-secret documents.
In December 2010 wikileaks.org faced a flurry of setbacks. It was forced off-line once again when the site’s domain name provider terminated its account in the wake of a series of distributed denial-of-service attacks; as with previous service interruptions, WikiLeaks remained available on mirror sites or by directly linking to its IP address. Feb 28, 2011 · Julian Assange, the embattled WikiLeaks founder fighting extradition to Sweden over allegations of rape and sexual assault, has applied to trademark his name. Sep 06, 2011 · WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange lashed out at U.K. newspaper The Guardian, blaming it for last week's release of some 250,000 confidential U.S. diplomatic cables, complete with the names of Oct 21, 2019 · WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange appeared confused at a London court hearing on Monday, struggling to recall his name and age in his first public appearance in months as he sought to fight Oct 21, 2019 · WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange appeared confused at a London court hearing on Monday, struggling to recall his name and age in his first public appearance in months as he sought to fight extradition to the United States. Assange, 48, who spent seven years holed up in Ecuador's embassy before he Mar 18, 2020 · Buildings are reflected in the window of a car as WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is taken from court, where he appeared on charges of jumping British bail seven years ago, in London on May 1, 2019.
Apr 12, 2019 · WikiLeaks founder Assange's arrest in London opens the next chapter in his saga: an expected extradition fight over a pending criminal prosecution in the United States
Jun 30, 2020 · Thordarson repeatedly tried to set up internet meetings between hackers and Assange, and the Wikileaks founder was aware of at least some of these efforts, according to the transcripts. Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is arrested at the Ecuadorian embassy in London on a U.S. extradition request amid a seven-year standoff. Assange was arrested Thursday by British authorities in connection with a U.S. extradition warrant surrounding conspiracy charges. Assange faces computer hacking conspiracy charges related to his alleged involvement with former military analyst Chelsea The 47-year-old founder of WikiLeaks made a name for himself by releasing secret government documents from the US and around the world. Those included diplomatic cables, official records, campaign WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange put lives in danger by releasing unredacted documents containing the names of sources who had assisted the US in Afghanistan, Iraq and Iran, a court heard today.
Jun 25, 2020 · Washington: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange sought to recruit hackers at conferences in Europe and Asia who could provide his anti-secrecy website with classified information, and conspired with members of hacking organizations, according to a new Justice Department indictment announced Wednesday.
Nov 16, 2018 · The department filed criminal charges in a sex-crimes case unrelated to Assange, but mentions of his name and possible charges against him appear in the recently unsealed filing. SEE: The Week in Nov 16, 2018 · The WikiLeaks founder's first name is not written in the document, but his last name was mentioned again later, regarding possible evasion or avoidance of arrest in the matter.