Early Friday morning, reports began circulating that hackers had breached security on archive.org, the Internet Archives Wayback Machine. Roughly 31 million passwords were stolen. Additionally, both archive.org and openlibrary.org have fallen victim to a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack. At the time of writing, both sites are still down.

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  • Internet Archive data breach exposes more than 31 million user accounts: reports
    The Internet Archive, a popular digital library known for its Wayback Machine, was hacked and suffered a breach that reportedly exposed the data of 31 million user accounts.
    10/11/2024 - 2:57 am | View Link
  • Internet Archive’s The Wayback Machine hacked
    A group called BlackMeta claimed responsibility for the DDoS attack on The Wayback Machine, but there is no proof that it was linked to the data breach itself.
    10/11/2024 - 12:26 am | View Link
  • Hackers Claim 'Catastrophic' Internet Archive Attack
    Nonprofit behind the Wayback Machine has suffered a cyberattack by "pro-Palestinian hacktivists" affecting 31 million users.
    10/10/2024 - 9:39 pm | View Link
  • Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine Hack, Explained: How Were 31 Million Passwords Stolen?
    A recent cybersecurity breach has stolen 31 million passwords after a hacker compromised the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine, which contained personal information from a user authentication ...
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  • Wayback Machine Down Amid Cyberattack, 31 Million Accounts Exposed
    Hackers hit Internet Archive, exposing 31 million users' data. Wayback Machine down as organization battles breach and DDoS attacks.
    10/10/2024 - 9:46 am | View Link
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