Perpetrators

In correspondence with the website Politico , hacktivist groups Anonymous and New World Hackers claimed responsibility for the attack in retaliation for Ecuador's rescinding Internet access to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange at their embassy in London, where he has been granted asylum.[4] This claim has yet to be confirmed.[4] WikiLeaks alluded to the attack on Twitter, tweeting "Mr. Assange is still alive and WikiLeaks is still publishing. We ask supporters to stop taking down the US internet. You proved your point."[41] New World Hackers has claimed responsibility in the past for similar attacks targeting sites like BBC and ESPN.com.[42]

On October 26, FlashPoint stated that the attack was most likely done by script kiddies.[43]