Wikileaks closes down.. for now

Filed Under: Data loss

Wikileaks, the site which (amongst other scoops) released details of the BNP's membership list, exposed Sarah Palin's private emails, and the secret works of Scientology has announced that it is suspending operations.. for now at least.

According to a statement on the Wikileaks website, the whistle-blowing website has closed temporarily due to a lack of funding:

Wikileaks suspends operations

I would advise potential donators to think carefully before contributing. Last year, Wikileaks' secret donor list was itself accidentally exposed in a blunder that must have caused many red faces.

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Graham Cluley is senior technology consultant at Sophos. The readers of Computer Weekly voted him security blogger of the year in 2009 and 2010, and he pipped Stephen Fry to the title of "Twitter user of the year" too. Which was nice. He was also named "Best Security Blogger" by the readers of SC Magazine in 2011. You can subscribe to Graham's updates on Facebook, follow him on Twitter and circle him on Google Plus for regular updates.