Internet Archive hit with DDoS attacks and hacked with 31 million accounts hit

Quoting: StellaI don't get why anyone would want to attack the internet archive??? That's like bombing a library. What's the frikkin point

Yes, 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.

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

Quoting: rek2This 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.

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

Quoting: Purple Library Guy

Quoting: StellaI don't get why anyone would want to attack the internet archive??? That's like bombing a library. What's the frikkin point

Yes, 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".

Quoting: Linux_RocksI 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

Quoting: StellaI 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

Quoting: based

Quoting: Linux_RocksI 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.

Quoting: Anza

Quoting: based

Quoting: Linux_RocksI 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.

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.

Quoting: based

Quoting: Linux_RocksI 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 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'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