There was no one clear point of origin for the reported attacks. Real said they "principally" came from the US, UK, Austria, Brazil, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Romania and even Ecuador. There don't appear to have been any attempts (successful, at least) to delete or steal data.

Ecuador was considered Assange's closest ally under former President Rafael Correa, who granted asylum to the WikiLeaks founder in his country's London embassy and rejected the UK's claims that it had authority to arrest Assange on embassy grounds. All that changed when Ecuador elected Moreno, however. He saw Assange as an "inherited problem," and the embassy gradually curbed his internet access along with other privileges. The threat of expulsion had been lingering for nearly a year before Ecuador permitted Assange's arrest. In that light, cyberattacks wouldn't be surprising -- Assange's supporters have been bracing themselves for this possibility for years.