Palin Under Cyber-Attack from Wikileaks Supporters in 'Operation Payback'

[Hissyspit]

Source: ABC News

Exclusive: Palin Under Cyber-Attack from Wikileaks Supporters in 'Operation Payback'
December 08, 2010 5:12 PM

The website and personal credit card information of former Gov. Sarah Palin were cyber-attacked today by Wikileaks supporters, the 2008 GOP vice presidential candidate tells ABC News in an email.

Hackers in London apparently affiliated with “Operation Payback” – a group of supporters of Julian Assange and Wikileaks – have tried to shut down SarahPac and have disrupted Sarah and Todd Palin’s personal credit card accounts.

“No wonder others are keeping silent about Assange's antics,” Palin emailed. “This is what happens when you exercise the First Amendment and speak against his sick, un-American espionage efforts.”

Palin has criticized Wikileaks founder Assange, writing on Facebook that his “past posting of classified documents revealed the identity of more than 100 Afghan sources to the Taliban. Why was he not pursued with the same urgency we pursue al-Qaeda and Taliban leaders?...Assange is not a 'journalist' any more than the 'editor' of al-Qaeda's new English-language magazine Inspire is a 'journalist.’ He is an anti-American operative with blood on his hands."

Read more: http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2010/12/exclusive-palin-under-cyber-attack-from-wikileaks-supporters-in-operation-payback.html

[hlthe2b]

1. Must...... Not......

GLOAT!




(truly, must NOT)

[Metric System]

2. How could they disrupt their credit card accounts? Unless she's referrering to Visa.com being down..

In which case, talk about making everything about you, lol.

[Cirque du So-What]

3. 'He is an anti-American operative with blood on his hands.'

I lost my head for a second there & thought she was talking about The Dick of Death regarding the outing of Valerie Plame & Brewster Jennings.

[Roy Rolling]

20. Blood on hands

Now that's something she knows something about.

[wordpix]

40. no Sarahdum, BushCo has blood on its hands, but you love those criminals

:grr:

[DFab420]

4. I'm calling bullshit

she's just trying to inject herself into a story that has nothing to do with her.

[cindyperry2009]

6. yes i agree

[Ruby the Liberal]

8. +1000

My thoughts as well.

[kenfrequed]

15. Agreed!

That self important bimbo is trying to make this about her and position herself as the paragon of security policy. Though it would be interesting to see some wild libertarians turn on her like vicious and crazed wolverines.

[Grassy Knoll]

17. my first thoughts. n/t

[glitch]

18. Visa was down and she wasn't able to buy something on the shopping channel?

She may've suffered grievous harm, the deal may've had time a limit.

[Jamastiene]

39. This.

[phone]

[CBHagman]

45. Wikileaks hacked Sarah Palin's account TWO YEARS AGO.

Folks, we're ON THE INTERNET HERE. You can look this stuff up, I promise you.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/deadlineusa/2008/sep/17/uselections2008.sarahpalin

Wikileaks, the online clearinghouse of classified information that has caught the Guantanamo Bay prison, Northern Rock, and a major Swiss bank in its crosshairs, has posted hacked data from Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin's private e-mail account.


The alleged hack was pulled off by "loosely affiliated" members of an anti-Scientology group, according to Wikileaks, which justified its move by citing Palin's reported use of yahoo.com to conduct official state business. (Aides to George Bush came under fire for similar e-mailing behaviour last year.)

The hack uncovered family photos and the addresses of Palin friends -- of questionable relevance to any public records violation, really -- as well as what looks like proof that Palin was indeed using personal e-mail for state business.

Addresses of Palin's friends? Larry Womack of Huffington Post said WikiLeaks didn't bother to redact personal information.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/larry-womack/wikileaks-splits-the-blog_b_791963.html

When given the contents of Sarah Palin's private email account, a responsible journalist would have detailed the work-related emails that had been sent via that account in violation of the law. WikiLeaks posted full screenshots of personal emails from within the account, including email addresses of Palin's friends and family. (It's worth noting that the hacker himself reported finding "nothing incriminating, nothing that would derail her campaign as I hoped.") WikiLeaks showed itself capable of protecting at least some sensitive information... by concealing the identity of the hacker.

[Merlot]

46. My first thought too

she luvs to play victim

[rocks]

47. DFab420,

I dont think it is B.S. The half governor from Alaska waded into this controversy as she does many controversies she knows nothing about which is pretty much all controversies and came down decidedly on the side of those who think Assange should be shut up. I'm guessing that irritated the hackers.

[Autumn Colors]

5. :)))))) KICK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:popcorn:

[frylock]

7. she's lying..

you can friend Operation Payback on teh facebooks. they've been updating their wall quite frequently. i just checked and, nope, not one mention of sarah plain and stupid. current target is VISA.

[Ruby the Liberal]

11. 4chan released her yahoo emails immediately

if they had anything to do with this, it would have already been all over the interwebs - any not with her as the lone source.

[rainbow4321]

14. It was brought down for like 30 minutes last night, I believe

There was a website I saw today that listed everything brought down in the last 24 hours and her's was on there but, like I said, according to that list it was only 30 minutes. I guess once she saw VISA and MC getting the spotlight today she decided to jump into it herself.

And damn if I cannot find the website I was at when I read it...

[Crystal Clarity]

21. The FB Operation Payback page apparently has been shutdown

if tweets on twitter are correct. Don't have FB account so can't verify...

[Crystal Clarity]

22. Found this though...

snarkyxanf: RT @wikileakcables: We are replacing operation #payback with operation #payitforward. Hackers, please perform random acts of kindness. #wikileaks

[wordpix]

42. "sarah plain and stupid": coffee spray on my computer

:rofl:

[Downwinder]

9. Sounds to me like an excuse to not pay your bills.

It's all the hackers fault.

[Robbien]

10. Her web site traffic is horrific.

Guess this is her way of upping the hits.

[Ruby the Liberal]

12. "lets check to see if it is back up"

Yup. Good call.

[BenzoDia]

13. Guess you're no one unless 4Chan gets ya.

Watch, getting hacked is going to become fashionable.

[truthisfreedom]

16. un-American? Sarah, Sarah, Sarah. He's Australian. It's only un-American if you're American.

Sheesh. The term is anti-American.

You are such an idiot.

[frylock]

30. it's downright unaustralian is what it is!

[whosinpower]

19. Trying to steal the spotlight - again

Yoo hoo - people - look over here....It is ALL ABOUT ME AGAIN.

sarcasm.

[calimary]

36. Around our house, we call it "More ME, Please."

Good heavens, this is becoming - um - quite fascinating!



;)

[jwirr]

23. Are we sure or is miss victim just trying to get on the bandwagon?

There are certainly bigger fish to fry that is idiot woman.

[TygrBright]

24. Sheeeesh, could this cow be any bigger of an attention whore? Is there any conceivable way? n/t

[wordpix]

43. yes, when she runs for prezeldent

[TroglodyteScholar]

25. Yea, Sarah.

It's a really BOLD position you have there, siding with the powers that be. It takes a lot of guts on your part to exercise your 1st amendment right like that.


Ugh.


Edit: typo

[butterfly77]

26. One day she is going to ..

insert herself into the wrong situation and get a hold of something she can't shake loose when that day comes I will be smiling and:popcorn:

[bitchkitty]

27. I am CHORTLING WITH GLEE!

hahahahahahaha!

I love hackers, they are front line warriors in the next revolution!

[Roy Rolling]

28. If anything...

The Caribou and Herring are working against her. They're getting killed! (literally)

[kkalmes]

29. Palin Under Cyber-Attack

Can we please stop giving unearned credibility to this
woman... "former governor" at best "half-term
governor who quit" and why the need to include "2008
vice-presidential candidate" she did nothing to merit the
opportunity and did even less with the opportunity... how
about "reality show baby seal clubber and young stag
killer" Sarah Palin.

[Jamastiene]

41. Absolutely! I could not agree more.

...and a hearty Welcome to DU! :hi:

[wordpix]

44. welcome and +1

[L. Coyote]

31. SOURCE: "the 2008 GOP vice presidential candidate tells ABC News in an email"

:rofl: How would she know who and why?

[drgonzosghost]

32. Never went near Palin, this is a publicity stunt and a lie

[LawnKorn]

33. Palin is a whiner

She dishes out the verbal attacks non stop, but when what's goin' around lands back in her inbox, she throws a fit.

The internet goes both ways Sarah, welcome to the digital age.

[LawnKorn]

34. K&R

[la la]

35. they were out of bendy straws

at the Wasilla 7/11 ~

[iandhr]

37. come on guys

this bimbo is not wroth your time

[Sabriel]

38. "Why was he not pursued with the same urgency we pursue al-Qaeda and Taliban leaders?"

Actually, Sarah, the government has spent more time and effort on Assange than it has on al Qaeda and the Taliban. He's a much easier target.