Technology | WikiLeaks Cyberattack Crashes WikiLeaks Website back up now: Reuters By Evann Gastaldo Posted Aug 31, 2011 5:29 AM CDT Copied Wikileaks founder Julian Assange pushes through photographers and camera crews as he leaves the High Court in central London, on July 13, 2011. (Getty Images) WikiLeaks was under cyberattack again last night, according to messages posted on its Twitter feed. The website, which is in the process of releasing thousands more US diplomatic cables, was later brought back online, though some were still unable to access it. Sources have told Reuters that the latest document dump is an attempt by Julian Assange to reignite interest in the whistle-blowing site. Read These Next Hundreds are suing a Virginia hospital, alleging unneeded surgeries. JFK granddaughter dies at 35. Kennedy Center won't have New Year's Eve jazz, either. Marjorie Taylor Greene says she was too 'naive' about Trump. Report an error