The Internet Archive is back as a read-only service after cyberattacks

The Internet Archive resumes as read-only after a data breach and DDoS attacks.

: The Internet Archive has returned online in a read-only mode after cyberattacks last week. This included a data breach and DDoS attacks, compromising 31 million records. Access to the Wayback Machine is limited, with new captures temporarily unavailable. Efforts to restore services, secure infrastructure, and resume operations are ongoing.

The Internet Archive, including its Wayback Machine, is back online in a provisional, read-only state following a cyberattack on October 9th. This incident involved a data breach and distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks that affected its operations and resulted in the theft of 31 million user account records.

Founder Brewster Kahle indicated that while access to the 916 billion web pages in the Wayback Machine is possible, capturing new web pages is not currently allowed. Restoration of services is ongoing, including resuming email accounts and services for National Libraries, though future maintenance may require temporary suspension.

A pop-up message from hackers claimed significant security breaches, subsequently confirmed by Have I Been Pwned. The Internet Archive has been strengthening its security measures, especially after the outage coincided with Google beginning to link archived sites in search results, replacing its cached page links.

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