Mastercard was the first credit-card company to come under attack by hackers, and attacks on Visa soon followed 鈥� both launched in retaliation for the companies鈥� refusal to process donations to WikiLeaks. At various points Wednesday, , MSNBC reported.
NPR reported Thursday that WikiLeaks鈥� payment processor, Iceland's DataCell ehf, is for their decision to block the funds, which it claimed is costing the company money.
"It's difficult to believe that such a large company as Visa can make a political decision," [CEO Andreas] Fink said in a telephone interview from Switzerland. In an earlier statement, his company had defended the WikiLeaks, saying that "it is simply ridiculous to think WikiLeaks has done anything criminal."
