Wait the IA is still going on? I’ve been getting an error whenever i tried to access it for days now
Internet Archive hacked, data breach impacts 31 million users
Submitted 7 months ago by UngodlyAudrey@beehaw.org to technology@beehaw.org
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Mothra@mander.xyz 7 months ago
Segab@beehaw.org 7 months ago
There was a DDoS but it’s a separate attack from what I read
toothpicks@beehaw.org 7 months ago
You sunk my battleship
barsoap@lemm.ee 7 months ago
The only reason I can think of to get that data is to circumvent archive.org’s limitations on renting out stuff so your bots can slurp data without getting throttled.
That is, my best guess is that this was pirates seeing if they can’t add to libgen.
HiDiddlyDoodlyHo@beehaw.org 7 months ago
What kind of people target the Internet Archive? I don’t have an X account so does anyone know what their mission statement is?
Toes@ani.social 7 months ago
Their mission is committing to provide “universal access to all knowledge”.
It’s rather depressing that people are attacking such a site. They might have even made a bit of coin if they responsibly reported it.
DdCno1@beehaw.org 7 months ago
I would guess that it’s simply large enough to be a valuable target.