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Multiple sources reporting:
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-37680411
http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2016/10/17/wikileaks-says-assanges-internet-link-was-severed-by-state-party.html
http://time.com/4532984/wikileaks-julian-assange-theories/
Wikileaks has announced that Julian Assange's internet access had been intentionally severed by a state actor. I would assume this means they disrupted a VPN connection he had rather than just cutting all internet access to the Ecuadorian Embassy, but again details are limited.
The announcement of disruption was also preceded by multiple strange tweets of random numbers (likely crypto keys) that appear to be part of a dead man system activated by the disruption.
takyon: The full tweet states "Julian Assange's internet link has been intentionally severed by a state party. We have activated the appropriate contingency plans." Wikileaks recently released Part 9 of the Podesta Emails. Also at CNET and Ars Technica.
Update: Wikileaks says: "We can confirm Ecuador cut off Assange's internet access Saturday, 5pm GMT, shortly after publication of Clinton's Goldman Sachs speechs."
Perhaps the embassy's perennial guest has finally overstayed his welcome?
(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Monday October 17 2016, @09:23PM
They wouldn't need to use a jammer, per se. The government could simply require the cell companies to refuse service. Even if he could get a supply of cell phones to change to whenever his current account is blocked, I don't think it would take more than a few calls for the British authorities to ID the next phone and disable access for it. If they didn't want to bother the cell phone companies, they could use a modified StingRay device. I'm pretty sure that they could order one that could be used to disable specific phones. It would surprise me a little if they don't have this already.