Julian Assange

Julian Paul Assange əˈsɑːnʒ əSAHNZH3 né Hawkins born 3 July 1971 is an Australian editor publisher hacker and cypherpunk activist He has a previous conviction for hacking dating back to 1996 He founded WikiLeaks in 2006 the organisation came to international attention in 2010 when it published a series of leaks provided by US Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning After the 2010 leaks the United States government launched a criminal investigation into Julian Assange and WikiLeaks