Wikileaks' recent release of U.S. embassy cables sparked anger from governments and a rash of attacks between WikiLeaks detractors and supporters.

Amid the controversy, for breaking the service's rules about content that could injure others. PayPal and credit card institutions halted payment services for WikiLeaks.

Financial institutions declining services to the financial organizations were then hit with .

Assange's personal life, meanwhile, has been under scrutiny. Assange is wanted for questioning by the Swedish government regarding sexual assault allegations from two women related to incidents in August in the country. He was detained earlier this month in the U.K. after Sweden issued a warrant for his arrest. on £240,000 (US$374,000) in bail, pending a January extradition hearing.

The U.S. Attorney General's office is investigating Assange in relation to the release of the U.S. embassy cables, but has yet to charge him.