Assange might not be the white hat anons think he is.
In 1987, aged 16, Assange began hacking under the name Mendax (Latin for "liar").
He and two others—known as "Trax" and "Prime Suspect"—formed a hacking group they called the International Subversives.
But he's on the side of the people now, right?
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2010/06/07/no-secrets