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BBC - 8 December 2010 Last updated at 15:44
Anonymous Mastercard attack 'hits payments'
There is disagreement over how much the attacks have affected the firm
Web attacks on the Mastercard site have disrupted payments, the BBC has learnt.
The site is among several targeted by the Anonymous group of hackers, who have pledged to pursue firms that have withdrawn services from Wikileaks.
Mastercard, which stopped processing payments to the whistle-blowing site, said the attack had had "no impact" on people's ability to use their cards.
But the BBC has been contacted by a payment firm that said its customers had "a complete loss of service".
In particular, it said that an authentication service for online payments known as Mastercard's SecureCode, had been disrupted.
Other readers have also said that have had problems with online payments. The scale of the problems is still unclear
Use this link for the full story
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-1193553
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Anonymous Mastercard attack 'hits payments'
There is disagreement over how much the attacks have affected the firm
Web attacks on the Mastercard site have disrupted payments, the BBC has learnt.
The site is among several targeted by the Anonymous group of hackers, who have pledged to pursue firms that have withdrawn services from Wikileaks.
Mastercard, which stopped processing payments to the whistle-blowing site, said the attack had had "no impact" on people's ability to use their cards.
But the BBC has been contacted by a payment firm that said its customers had "a complete loss of service".
In particular, it said that an authentication service for online payments known as Mastercard's SecureCode, had been disrupted.
Other readers have also said that have had problems with online payments. The scale of the problems is still unclear
Use this link for the full story
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-1193553
Ranald