DOJ charges Julian Assange with conspiracy to commit computer intrusion for allegedly assisting Chelsea Manning in an attempt to crack a DOD password
& apparently unsuccessful — attempt to crack a password *after* “Manning had already provided Wikileaks with hundreds of thousands of classified records.” pic.twitter.com/FifCMKxX1T Susan Hennessey / @susan_hennessey : The fact that Assange is only being charged with CFAA violations will make it an interesting question whether the UK will distinguish this from Lauri Love, who successfully fought extradition to the US on hacking charges: https://www.theguardian.com/ ... Chris O'Brien / @obrien : Even assuming they get Assange extradited, it's going to be very interesting to see if the US Gov can really prove its case. The question: How much did he actively encourage Manning and directly help her? @hoarsewisperer : A few interesting revelations in the newly unsealed federal indictment of Julian Assange: 1) It is for only one account of, essentially, a hacking conspiracy in 2010 2) It dates back over a year ago 3) Assange's co-conspirator was Chelsea Manning 1/ https://twitter.com/... Yashar Ali / @yashar : Just In: The Justice Department says that Assange is being charged for assisting Chelsea Manning in hacking. “Assange engaged in a conspiracy with Chelsea Manning to assist Manning in cracking a password stored on DOD computers connected to the Secret Internet Protocol Network” pic.twitter.com/DBs3pN4uGm Renato Mariotti / @renato_mariotti : Assange is charged with conspiracy to commit computer intrusion by working to help former Chelsea Manning hack a password on a Pentagon computer. This charge has nothing to do with press freedom. It is a crime for anyone to conspire to hack a server. https://www.justice.gov/... Joseph Cox / @josephfcox : This is Assange trying to help break into a classified computer system. It's not journalism. It's not publishing. It's potential criminal activity. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... pic.twitter.com/QW0Kt9cI2B See also Mediagazer