WikiLeaks password 'leaked by journalists'

By Marty Silk
Updated February 25 2020 - 11:58pm, first published 11:56pm
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is facing an extradition hearing in London.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is facing an extradition hearing in London.

Thousands of classified US diplomatic files obtained by WikiLeaks were only made public after the password to unlock the trove was published in a book, Julian Assange's lawyer says.

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