What will wikileaks leak next

DDoSecrets, Best says, won't shy away from publishing files stolen by state-sponsored hackers if they're of real public interest. But those documents will be clearly labeled as coming from state-sponsored hackers when DDoSecrets can determine as much, they say, and will be kept on a portion of the site devoted to the spoils of government hacking.

DDoSecrets is also taking a very different tack from WikiLeaks in protecting the anonymity of sources. It doesn't host a WikiLeaks-style submission system on a server protected by the anonymity software Tor , as WikiLeaks and most other leaking sites have done. Best says they don't actually believe that DDoSecrets, an organization without a physical presence or a headquarters, could sufficiently protect a physical server running an anonymous submission system such as SecureDrop.

Instead, the group simply provides a list of security tool recommendations to sources like Tor and the anonymous, ephemeral operating system Tails, as well as variety of means to reach them via an encrypted message.

The approach hints that the group sees principled hackers as its core sources rather than non-technical leakers or whistleblowers inside of companies, says Gabriella Coleman, a hacker-focused anthropologist at McGill University who wrote a seminal book on the hacktivist group Anonymous and is friendly with some of DDoSecrets' staff.

The group's name, a reference to the cybersecurity term " distributed denial of service ," and its relationship with Phineas Fisher further suggests an intended audience of hackers. They're going to be very well positioned to take leaks from more progressive hackers. Perhaps most importantly, Best says DDoSecrets wants to avoid the cult of personality that formed around Julian Assange.

The WikiLeaks leader had exerted near-monarchic rule before being indicted for computer hacking conspiracy and arrested in London's Ecuadorean embassy , where he had sought asylum, last spring. February 21, — A London court begins the first part of extradition hearings which are adjourned after a week. January 6, — Judge Baraitser denies Assange bail at a London court, saying he is a flight risk.

Hearing follows key ruling earlier this week blocking US attempt to extradite the WikiLeaks founder. Published On 6 Jan Here are some key events and details in his life to date: July — Assange is born in Townsville, Australia, to a mother and stepfather involved in theatre. The extradition of the WikiLeaks founder to the US would be his death sentence.

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Representatives of both groups say they are willing to discuss their visions with each other. But each side is also assessing possible legal moves. But for now, the two sites are glowering at each other, hoping their antagonist will blink first. Based in Copenhagen, the group is led by Internet advertising executive Mads Bjerg and backed by his boss Jacob Hagemann, head of Searcus, a Copenhagen ad agency that specializes in crafting ads linked to internet searches.

After Swedish authorities opened a sexual misconduct investigation against him, Jonsdottir fell out with Assange and denounced him. He said at the moment volunteers were offering help. His ambition for the site is expansive. The voice of the Earth Counterintelligence agency for the Earth, you could say. Bjerg said journalists and activist groups -- including the Nordic branch of Greenpeace -- have already pledged support to GreenLeaks.