WikiLeaks begins an `` unprecedented '' release of U.S. cables . The documents were obtained by the anti-secrecy group and published on its website in a series of leaks that have embarrassed Washington as well as other governments around the world. U.S. `` backroom deals '' and spying , WikiLeaks says . Congressional leaders join White House condemnation of WikiLeaks . In a statement posted on Twitter , WikiLeakssaid it was experiencing a distributed denial of service ( DDOS ) attack . WikiLeaks says it is under cyberattack , but documents are already distributed .
WikiLeaks begins an `` unprecedented '' release of U.S. cables . The documents were obtained by the anti-secrecy group and published on its website in a series of leaks that have embarrassed Washington as well as other governments around the world. U.S. `` backroom deals '' and spying , WikiLeaks says . Congressional leaders join White House condemnation of WikiLeaks . WikiLeaks says it is under cyberattack , but documents are already distributed .