Julian Assange

Apologies to anyone who was hoping for a quiet December on the cybersecurity front. Late in the week, a vulnerability in Apache's Log4j logging framework exposed large swaths of the internet to relatively simple hacking. There's not much you can do to protect yourself here, since the issue is largely…

A British court has ruled that Julian Assange, the 50-year-old founder of the whistleblowing website WikiLeaks, can be extradited to the United States to face charges of hacking and theft, which combined could result in a jail term of up to 175 years. The ruling by British high court judges…

In a Friday ruling that may lead to Julian Assange facing criminal charges in the U.S., a London appellate court opened the door for the WikiLeaks founder’s extradition. In 2019, Assange was indicted by the Justice Department with 17 counts of violating the Espionage Act in 2010 for his role…

Julian Assange, an activist and whistleblower, and the U.S. government have been pitted against each other for more than a decade. On Friday, a British court ruled in favor of extraditing Assange to the United States to stand trial on allegations of leaking classified intelligence materials. It overturned a lower-court…

One step closer to extradition — UK court accepts US assurances about how Assange will be treated in prison. Jon Brodkin - Dec 10, 2021 4:54 pm UTC Enlarge / Supporters of Julian Assange outside the Royal Courts of Justice on December 10, 2021, in London, England. Getty Images |…

LONDON: The US government today won an appeal against a London court ruling that had blocked the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange (pix) from Britain. Washington challenged the decision made in January that the 50-year-old Australian would be a suicide risk if he was transferred to the US justice…

The U.S. government won an appeal in its quest to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, clearing an important hurdle in the battle to put him on trial on spying charges.  As reported by the Wall Street Journal, the decision by the United Kingdom High Court to overturn a lower court…

The US government has won an appeal to the UK high court, paving the way to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to stand trial in a US court on charges of espionage. The victory for the US is the latest in a protracted legal battle that has been ongoing ever…

epa09633693 Wikileaks founder Julian Assange's partner Stella Moris delivers a statement outside the High Court in London, Britain, 10 December 2021. Britain's High Court has ruled against Julian Assange over his US extradition hearing meaning the Australian journalist can be extradited to the US to face espionage charges. WikiLeaks will…

WEBSITE OF THE YEAR APP OF THE YEAR World 10 Dec, 2021 10:47 AM2 minutes to read Julian Assange greets supporters outside the Ecuadorian embassy in London on May 19, 2017. Photo / AP A British appellate court opened the door on Friday for Julian Assange to be extradited to…