Internet History Hacked, Wayback Machine Down—31 Million Passwords Stolen
Hackers have seemingly done the impossible and hacked the past. In this case, that past is the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine. Here’s what we know so far.
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, Wayback Machine Are Back Online After Cyberattack,But Is Read-Only
After suffering from a grueling cyberattack, The Internet Archive and its services are online but as read-only.
Internet Archive Is Back Online After DDoS Attacks, But Is Read-Only for Now
The Internet Archive is back online after being hit by distributed denial-of-service ( DDoS) attacks last week. Users can now access the 916 billion web pages already saved by the website, but adding new pages is still unavailable, says founder Brewster Kahle.
Internet Archive experiences outages after DDoS attacks, data breach
Internet Archive users learned that it was breached on Wednesday, when a hacker compromised the nonprofit’s website and displayed a message announcing a cyberattack had taken place. The message was followed by a DDoS attack a few hours later. A second DDoS attack took place this morning.
The Internet Archive taken down after attack, data of 31 million users stolen in breach
The Internet Archive goes down for security upgrades after a data breach and distributed denial of service attack affect its services
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, founder and digital librarian of the Internet Archive, posted an update on Monday morning on X (formerly Twitter) announcing the site's return in a "provisional manner.
The Internet Archive is back as a read-only service after cyberattacks
The Internet Archive is now back online in a “provisional, read-only manner,” according to founder Brewster Kahle. “Safe to resume but might need further maintenance, in whi
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