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| 'Assange supporters' claim to hack Yorkshire councils | 'Assange supporters' claim to hack Yorkshire councils |
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| Hackers are claiming to have taken two Yorkshire council websites offline as part of a campaign to free Julian Assange. | Hackers are claiming to have taken two Yorkshire council websites offline as part of a campaign to free Julian Assange. |
| The WikiLeaks founder had been taking refuge in the Ecuadorean embassy in London until his arrest on 11 April. | The WikiLeaks founder had been taking refuge in the Ecuadorean embassy in London until his arrest on 11 April. |
| The websites for Barnsley Council and Bedale Town Council were targeted on Tuesday morning. | The websites for Barnsley Council and Bedale Town Council were targeted on Tuesday morning. |
| Barnsley Council said it was unaware of a cyber attack. Bedale council said it was unaware of a website issue. | Barnsley Council said it was unaware of a cyber attack. Bedale council said it was unaware of a website issue. |
| Tweets from hacking groups the Philippine Cyber Eagles and Anonymous Espana claimed responsibility. | Tweets from hacking groups the Philippine Cyber Eagles and Anonymous Espana claimed responsibility. |
| Barnsley Council said it was investigating. | Barnsley Council said it was investigating. |
| A spokesperson said: "We are not aware of a cyber attack incident. | A spokesperson said: "We are not aware of a cyber attack incident. |
| "The issue with the website lies with the server and our IT team is currently investigating and working to resolve it." | "The issue with the website lies with the server and our IT team is currently investigating and working to resolve it." |
| A tweet from the group CyberGhost404, which linked to the crashed Barnsley Council website, said: "Free Assange or chaos is coming for you!" | |
| That accounts claims to belong to the founder of a hacking group known as the Philippine Cyber Eagles. | That accounts claims to belong to the founder of a hacking group known as the Philippine Cyber Eagles. |
| A tweet from the account Anonymous Espana included an image suggesting the group had access to the council's files and was threatening to leak them. | A tweet from the account Anonymous Espana included an image suggesting the group had access to the council's files and was threatening to leak them. |
| Mr Assange, 47, sought asylum at the Ecuadorian embassy to avoid extradition to Sweden on a rape allegation that he denied. | Mr Assange, 47, sought asylum at the Ecuadorian embassy to avoid extradition to Sweden on a rape allegation that he denied. |
| He remained in the embassy, fearing a lesser charge of failing to surrender to the court in 2012 could lead to his extradition to the US. | He remained in the embassy, fearing a lesser charge of failing to surrender to the court in 2012 could lead to his extradition to the US. |
| He is currently detained at Belmarsh prison. | He is currently detained at Belmarsh prison. |
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