Palin says Web site and credit card information came under cyberattack by WikiLeaks sympathizers

By Emi Kolawole

Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin's personal information, including credit card information, were cyber attacked today by WikiLeaks supporters, according to an e-mail Palin sent to Jake Tapper of ABC News.

Hackers associated with the group "Operation Payback" -- an organization comprised of individuals who support WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange -- have reportedly tried to shut down the SarahPAC Web site and infiltrate Sarah and Todd Palin's personal credit card accounts.

"No wonder others are keeping silent about Assange's antics," Palin e-mailed Tapper. "This is what happens when you exercise the First Amendment and speak against his sick, un-American espionage efforts."

Palin has been critical of Assange on her Facebook page, calling Assange "an anti-American operative with blood on his hands." Palin goes on to ask, "Why was he not pursued with the same urgency we pursue al Qaeda and Taliban leaders?" The post goes on to criticize the White House for not acting sooner to stop Assange from continuing to post classified documents.

This is not the first time Palin has been the victim of a cyberattack. A college student who hacked Sarah Palin's personal e-mail account and posted some of its contents on the Internet was found guilty in May and sentenced to a year in custody.

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