WikiLeaks back online & Assange granted Asylum in Ecuador

The whistleblowing website had been down for almost two weeks after a huge 10GBps DDOS (distributed denial-of-service) attack. WikiLeaks tweeted that the attack was over 10GBps with a bandwidth so huge; it was only possible to filter out with specialised hardware. 

They added :“Whoever is running it controls thousands of machines or is able to simulate them”. The attack happened moments after WikiLeaks published its Global Intelligence Files, which mentioned the use of the TrapWire surveillance software in the US public sectors. 

Julian Assange - WikiLeaks Leader

The site was able to come back online after signing up for the CloudFlare services. The attack also hit its donations infrastructure; Fund for Network Neutrality. 

The WikiLeaks leader, Julian Assange has been granted asylum by Ecuador's President, Rafael Correa. He officially requested political asylum in June 19 and is currently staying in Ecuador's London embassy. He faces arrest as soon as he leaves the embassy making it complicated to leave the country. 

Mr Patiño stated that "For Mr Assange to leave England, he should have a safe pass from the British (government). Will that be possible? That's an issue we have to take into account"