A sad day for the internet, as it has been confirmed that the Internet Archive (https://archive.org/) that hosts a massive amount of historical data has been hit by DDoS attacks, and unfortunately they've had a breach.
Recently instead of seeing the website as usual, users were greeted with message like this (credit):
Have you ever felt like the Internet Archive runs on sticks and is constantly on the verge of suffering a catastrophic security breach? It just happened. See 31 million of you on HIBP!
HIBP is in reference to the popular HaveIBeenPwned website, that lists various data breaches and now includes this latest breach in their database. Troy Hunt, founder of HIBP, confirmed in a thread on Twitter / X that it is legitimate and they had been communicating with the Internet Archive about it,
The breach was also confirmed by Brewster Kahle, founder of the Internet Archive, who said this on Twitter / X:
What we know: DDOS attack–fended off for now; defacement of our website via JS library; breach of usernames/email/salted-encrypted passwords.
What we’ve done: Disabled the JS library, scrubbing systems, upgrading security.
Will share more as we know it.
It did briefly come back up, but was hit by another DDoS. As a result, the Internet Archive has been taken offline while their admins deal with the situation.
An account on Twitter / X called "Sn_darkmeta" claimed responsibility for it.
Just another reminder that you should never share passwords between websites.
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I don't get why anyone would want to attack the internet archive??? That's like bombing a library. What's the frikkin pointYes, well, when it comes to the bombing a library thing I keep expecting that to happen in the US. Lot of people these days that don't like libraries lending people the wrong books. Most of them simultaneously claiming to be free speech absolutists . . . some people make my mind boggle.
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This is 100% a false flag, in no way anyone will ever want to harm a ONG look at who is doing that as a fact over todays news, UN ATTACKED,humanitarians killed, etc, also I work on cybersecurity for 30 years this type of attacks are not done by your typical cybercriminal, DDOS+breach+DDOS etc...
in any case one way or another dont believe the HYPE. as public enemy says not every thing is as white or black check history in are the actors that keep doing this to start wars, get people involved in wars, attack inocent targets to get people to hate your enemie etc.
Last edited by rek2 on 11 October 2024 at 3:41 pm UTC
in any case one way or another dont believe the HYPE. as public enemy says not every thing is as white or black check history in are the actors that keep doing this to start wars, get people involved in wars, attack inocent targets to get people to hate your enemie etc.
Last edited by rek2 on 11 October 2024 at 3:41 pm UTC
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Cloversheen Oct 11
This is 100% a false flag, [...] also I work on cybersecurity for 30 years this type of attacks are not done by your typical cybercriminal, DDOS+breach+DDOS etc... [...] in any case one way or another dont believe the HYPE.Not trying to be mean, but you are just some random person. You might work in security, you might also not, your statement is basically "don't believe the hype, trust me bro" which... is kinda weak as an argument.
The sensible thing to do is to not believe any wild theories, just believe what we do know:
- IA was attacked.
- IA had a breach of 31 million accounts.
- Breach was confirmed by Troy Hunt who has a good reputation.
- A random twitter account claimed responsibility.
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Linux_Rocks Oct 11
I find it funny how Nintendo ends up getting blamed in the comments somehow. Could you imagine the PR nightmare it would cause if they were found out? Nintendo isn't stupid enough to do something like this. Even if some of their actions (especially as of late) have been questionable. I'm not saying that a big company isn't or couldn't be behind this. I'm just saying that I highly doubt Nintendo would be the ones to do so.
Then as far as it possibly being a false flag to cause Palestinians further issues. I could see that. Seeing as how petty western imperialist countries can be with their bullshit, actions, and propaganda.
Last edited by Linux_Rocks on 11 October 2024 at 11:40 pm UTC
Then as far as it possibly being a false flag to cause Palestinians further issues. I could see that. Seeing as how petty western imperialist countries can be with their bullshit, actions, and propaganda.
Last edited by Linux_Rocks on 11 October 2024 at 11:40 pm UTC
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I don't get why anyone would want to attack the internet archive??? That's like bombing a library. What's the frikkin pointYes, well, when it comes to the bombing a library thing I keep expecting that to happen in the US. Lot of people these days that don't like libraries lending people the wrong books. Most of them simultaneously claiming to be free speech absolutists . . . some people make my mind boggle.
In this we agree. So many classics are being phased out of college and high school libraries and curriculum and it's disappointing that an entire generation may never know these great works. Books like "To Kill A Mockingbird", "Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl" and "1984" should be works that are encouraged to be read for those grade levels. They inspire critical thinking and teach us about our terrible past in order to NOT have a terrible future, ala "1984".
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I find it funny how Nintendo ends up getting blamed in the comments somehow. Could you imagine the PR nightmare it would cause if they were found out? Nintendo isn't stupid enough to do something like this. Even if some of their actions (especially as of late) have been questionable. I'm not saying that a big company isn't or couldn't be behind this. I'm just saying that I highly doubt Nintendo would be the ones to do so.
Then as far as it possibly being a false flag to cause Palestinians further issues. I could see that. Seeing as how petty western imperialist countries can be with their bullshit, actions, and propaganda.
How would they be found out? Whoever did it could have paid a hacker, who could have been in a differrnt country AND using proxy
I can totally imagine someone like Nintendo who dont always play by the rules to do this.
Last edited by based on 12 October 2024 at 7:54 am UTC
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I don't get why anyone would want to attack the internet archive??? That's like bombing a library. What's the frikkin point
If you wanted to borrow books or other media, you had to have an account
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I find it funny how Nintendo ends up getting blamed in the comments somehow. Could you imagine the PR nightmare it would cause if they were found out? Nintendo isn't stupid enough to do something like this. Even if some of their actions (especially as of late) have been questionable. I'm not saying that a big company isn't or couldn't be behind this. I'm just saying that I highly doubt Nintendo would be the ones to do so.
Then as far as it possibly being a false flag to cause Palestinians further issues. I could see that. Seeing as how petty western imperialist countries can be with their bullshit, actions, and propaganda.
How would they be found out? Whoever did it could have paid a hacker, who could have been in a differrnt country AND using proxy
I can totally imagine someone like Nintendo who dont always play by the rules to do this.
I assume huge companies would attack Internet Archive with their huge lawyer armies. Legal battles can have lasting effect on how the Internet Archive works.
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To be clear, I don't think a big company did this. But, there is a potential motivation for using hackers instead of armies of lawyers: The Internet Archive is popular. Going after them officially could involve a significant PR hit. Hire some hackers and if you don't get caught, nobody know it was you, no PR debacle. Of course the downside if you DO get caught is pretty huge, so most companies' decision-making probably wouldn't consider it worth the risk.I find it funny how Nintendo ends up getting blamed in the comments somehow. Could you imagine the PR nightmare it would cause if they were found out? Nintendo isn't stupid enough to do something like this. Even if some of their actions (especially as of late) have been questionable. I'm not saying that a big company isn't or couldn't be behind this. I'm just saying that I highly doubt Nintendo would be the ones to do so.
Then as far as it possibly being a false flag to cause Palestinians further issues. I could see that. Seeing as how petty western imperialist countries can be with their bullshit, actions, and propaganda.
How would they be found out? Whoever did it could have paid a hacker, who could have been in a differrnt country AND using proxy
I can totally imagine someone like Nintendo who dont always play by the rules to do this.
I assume huge companies would attack Internet Archive with their huge lawyer armies. Legal battles can have lasting effect on how the Internet Archive works.
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Linux_Rocks Oct 12
I think that it's just people here projecting their anti-fanboyism and rage about ROM sites or emulators more than anything else. It's basically what Purple Library Guy said for me.I find it funny how Nintendo ends up getting blamed in the comments somehow. Could you imagine the PR nightmare it would cause if they were found out? Nintendo isn't stupid enough to do something like this. Even if some of their actions (especially as of late) have been questionable. I'm not saying that a big company isn't or couldn't be behind this. I'm just saying that I highly doubt Nintendo would be the ones to do so.
Then as far as it possibly being a false flag to cause Palestinians further issues. I could see that. Seeing as how petty western imperialist countries can be with their bullshit, actions, and propaganda.
How would they be found out? Whoever did it could have paid a hacker, who could have been in a differrnt country AND using proxy
I can totally imagine someone like Nintendo who dont always play by the rules to do this.
I'm also not defending Nintendo at all. Though I do like Nintendo games and I'll continue to buy Nintendo games and hardware.
Last edited by Linux_Rocks on 12 October 2024 at 4:12 pm UTC
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I find it funny how Nintendo ends up getting blamed in the comments somehow. Could you imagine the PR nightmare it would cause if they were found out? Nintendo isn't stupid enough to do something like this. Even if some of their actions (especially as of late) have been questionable. I'm not saying that a big company isn't or couldn't be behind this. I'm just saying that I highly doubt Nintendo would be the ones to do so.
Then as far as it possibly being a false flag to cause Palestinians further issues. I could see that. Seeing as how petty western imperialist countries can be with their bullshit, actions, and propaganda.
How would they be found out? Whoever did it could have paid a hacker, who could have been in a differrnt country AND using proxy
I can totally imagine someone like Nintendo who dont always play by the rules to do this.
I assume huge companies would attack Internet Archive with their huge lawyer armies. Legal battles can have lasting effect on how the Internet Archive works.
Wasn't this tried a few times by now?
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I find it funny how Nintendo ends up getting blamed in the comments somehow. Could you imagine the PR nightmare it would cause if they were found out? Nintendo isn't stupid enough to do something like this. Even if some of their actions (especially as of late) have been questionable. I'm not saying that a big company isn't or couldn't be behind this. I'm just saying that I highly doubt Nintendo would be the ones to do so.
Then as far as it possibly being a false flag to cause Palestinians further issues. I could see that. Seeing as how petty western imperialist countries can be with their bullshit, actions, and propaganda.
How would they be found out? Whoever did it could have paid a hacker, who could have been in a differrnt country AND using proxy
I can totally imagine someone like Nintendo who dont always play by the rules to do this.
I assume huge companies would attack Internet Archive with their huge lawyer armies. Legal battles can have lasting effect on how the Internet Archive works.
Wasn't this tried a few times by now?
A. It's currently in one and it's losing.
B. Yeah, some more successful than others.
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