Whatever action was taken (and I'd bet that it was the UK acting on behalf of the US government) was almost certainly done with the Ecuadorean government's "permission" -- although that permission might have been obtained somewhat coercively.

Start laughing: https://twitter.com/wikileaks/status/788099178832420865

When I first read this I chuckled at what I thought was the absurdity.

I am now laughing manically with you...