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.
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'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?
The Internet Archive and its 916 billion saved web pages are back online
Founded in 1996, the nonprofit Internet Archive crawls the web to preserve pages that are publicly available and has captured 916 billion web pages so far. It has a staff of 150 people and also provides free access to many videos, audio files, and books (though it was recently forced to delete 500,000 books after losing a copyright case).
The Internet Archive is back online after a cyberattack
Its Wayback Machine, which lets users view old versions of websites, is back in a read-only manner. The Internet Archive is back online after new of a cyberattack took out its digital library and popular Wayback Machine on October 9.
Internet Archive Hackers Taunt the Site by Responding to Old Support Tickets
Those behind the hack chastise the Internet Archive for not rotating API keys, giving them access to the organization's Zendesk ticketing system.
The Internet Archive hackers still have access to its internal emailing tools
Users on the Internet Archive subreddit are reporting getting the replies, as well. Here is the message I received: It’s dispiriting to see that even after bein
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
Internet Archive Hackers Exploit Zendesk Access Again
Hackers who breached the Internet Archive earlier this month continue to exploit the organization’s security vulnerabilities, now using exposed Zendesk access tokens to send unauthorized email blasts.
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The Internet Archive has faced a barrage of cyberattacks
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Internet Archive is back up as read-only after data breach
The Internet Archive's Wayback Machine is back up in read-only mode following massive data breaches last week. Brewster Kahle ...
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 ...
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The organization that safeguards the internet’s history is under attack
In recent weeks, the digital library dedicated to preserving the internet’s history has been under attack by the internet ...