14 DAY TRIAL // WikiLeaks is back at it again. After having announced back in May that it would resume its activity, the WikiLeaks team has released two new batches of documents in the span of two days.
First, there were 270,000 new private Sony files, followed by 70,000 official documents from the Saudi Arabia Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Sony execs can't catch a break, more financial info released
The first lot of documents came to complete what was an already extensive database originating from the Sony hack, this batch being dubbed "Sony Files Part 2."
Compared to the first Sony file dump that originated from the Guardians of Peace hack back in November 2014, this batch is mainly made up of financial documents.
The WikiLeaks team hinted at a bribery attempt hidden in the files, but no details have come out of the 270,000+ documents yet.
The release of the files was also synchronized with Julian Assange's third anniversary in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, where he's been taking refuge to avoid extradition to Sweden for a sexual assault case.
Saudi Arabia is buying media silence in the Arab world
A few hours after having dumped the Sony Files Part 2, WikiLeaks also released another set of documents, only 70,000, but these will surely have a bigger impact on world politics.
The files originate from the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Interior, and the Kingdom's General Intelligence Services, and even if WikiLeaks did not release an official source, the Saudi Foreign Ministry already acknowledged being hacked by the Yemeni Cyber Army last month.
Since we're not fluent in Arabic, we relied on Wikileaks' explanations, the group pointing out how Saudi Arabia is constantly embroiling in the internal affairs of neighboring countries and censoring media outlets, both internal and abroad, controlling them either through fear or through bribes.
WikiLeaks also says that it has more than 500,000 of these files, and more of them will be released as soon as they're redacted.
"WikiLeaks' #SaudiCables form an indictment of both the Kingdom and the state of the media globally." https://t.co/e3cx2LIJPA
— WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) June 19, 2015