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FBI Targets Alleged WikiLeaks Supporters in Cyber-Attack Case

HeadlineJan 28, 2011

The FBI says it has carried out more than 40 search warrants as part of a probe into cyber-attacks waged in support of the whistleblowing website WikiLeaks. Last month, computer hackers targeted the websites of companies and others who acted against WikiLeaks after the U.S. government called for choking off WikiLeaks’ online donations. Five people have also been arrested in the United Kingdom in a related probe.

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