WikiLeaks warns BofA customers
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Dec. 19 (UPI) -- WikiLeaks apparently is urging Bank of America customers to move their money "somewhere safer" after the bank blocked payments for the group.
The Bank of America announced Friday night it was joining other financial institutions in refusing to process payments intended for the anti-secrecy network.
The Charlotte (N.C.) Observer reported a tweet, believed to come from WikiLeaks, asking "all people who love freedom close out their accounts at Bank of America." That was followed by a message: "Does your business do business with Bank of America? Our advice is to place your funds somewhere safer."
A Bank of America spokesman Saturday declined to comment further about WikiLeaks.
WikiLeaks leader Julian Assange has hinted of a coming "megaleak" on a major bank, and speculation centers on the Bank of America as the target.
Other companies that have cut ties to WikiLeaks have faced cyberattacks from hackers. MasterCard, for example, said its Web site was brought down but that card transactions were not compromised.
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