More of Internet Archive is back online, despite hackers infiltrating its helpdesk
Following last month's devastating cyberattacks, there's good news and bad news about Internet Archive and its popular Wayback Machine.
The Internet Archive hackers still have access to its internal emailing tools
The Internet Archive has been slowly coming back online after the attacks and has resumed some services, including its website archive called the Wayback Machine. But its vast inventory of data, which is comprised of countless books, software, images, videos, audio, and even the digital archives of the island nation of Aruba, remains inaccessible.
Internet Archive breached twice within days
Internet Archive continues to be in trouble as, according to unnamed claims made on Sunday, it suffered a secondary breach days after falling prey to a security incident that exposed 31 million unique user authentication records.
Internet Archive Breached Again—Third Cyber Attack In October 2024
The Internet Archive has confirmed a third security breach on October 20, 2024, in what has become a series of escalating cyberattacks.
Internet Archive Hacked Again During Service Restoration Efforts
The Internet Archive has suffered an email hack while working to restore services impacted by the recent cyberattacks.
The Internet Archive's Wayback Machine is back up after hack
News of the DDoS attack (which stands for “Distributed Denial of Service”) broke on October 9, when users attempting to access the Wayback Machine were met with a JavaScript alert that read: “Have you ever felt like the Internet Archive runs on sticks and is constantly on the verge of suffering a catastrophic security breach?
Internet Archive's Wayback Machine is back up after data breach - with a catch
Launching the Wayback Machine now takes you to the usual page. From here, you can search for archived versions of a page by typing a URL or keywords. With the results that pop up, you're able to pick a specific date in the past and view a snapshot of that page as it was back then.
Hackers steal information from 31 million Internet Archive users
The digital library's website was defaced earlier this month with a message boasting its theft of Internet Archive users' sensitive records. The nonprofit said it's working to bolster security.
Internet Archive hackers sending email replies to support tickets [U]
An Internet Archive data breach has been confirmed by the organisation, which has also been suffering Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks. The home of the Wayback Machine was previously attacked back in May
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