# Internet Archive hacked, data breach impacts 31 million users - Host: [bleepingcomputer.com](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/hosts/bleepingcomputer.com/) - Saved: October 10, 2024 (2024-10-10T23:02:33Z) - Record: https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/b76664786873/ - JSON: https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/b76664786873.json ## What Jamie wrote As a technologist I deep down have some hope that there is a moral code to most hackers but there isn't. It’s all about the money, in most cases. Attacking the Internet Archive is terrible. I’ve been a supporter of this non-profit for over a decade. I [highlighted them in the list of organizations to support the open internet](https://www.thingelstad.com/2014/11/22/010000.html). And alas they have not just been hacked but have now been down for several days as the result of an aggressive Denial of Service attack. The site just has a banner now saying "Internet Archive services are temporarily offline." 😔 As the hacker suggested I did get notified via [Have I Been Pwned](https://haveibeenpwned.com) that my credentials were stolen. Here is where the work of maintaining good security pays off since the password I use for Internet Archive is completely random and unique. There is no value to it at all. Unfortunately I hadn't switched to using an anonymized email there, which is the only way I was even able to be notified that the credentials had been taken. If we got better with our password hygiene perhaps these types of attacks would become less common. If what you steal has no market value, why would you steal it? Also, if you haven't signed up to be notified via [Have I Been Pwned](https://haveibeenpwned.com) I recommend you do. It is great at keeping you aware of credential risk. ## Facts - Kind: [Page](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/kinds/page/) ## Appears in - [WT296: Weekly Thing 296 / Awk, Fav, Alarmo](https://weekly.thingelstad.com/archive/296/), Notable ## Mentions - [haveibeenpwned.com](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/990b4ee133cc/) (haveibeenpwned.com, April 16, 2016) ## Same host - [Russia creates its own TLS certificate authority to bypass sanctions](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/a45ebae52157/) (bleepingcomputer.com, March 14, 2022) - [Internet Archive breached again through stolen access tokens](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/eae15479f667/) (bleepingcomputer.com, October 24, 2024) - [Undocumented commands found in Bluetooth chip used by a billion devices](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/644cf028bda8/) (bleepingcomputer.com, March 10, 2025) ## Saved the same week - [Earth’s ‘vital signs’ show humanity’s future in balance, say climate experts | Climate crisis | The Guardian](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/b7c41a1ace01/) (theguardian.com, October 10, 2024) - [Apple Passwords’ Generated Strong Password Format « Ricky Mondello](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/24594623c538/) (rmondello.com, October 10, 2024) - [Twin Peaks Actually Explained: A 4-Hour Video Essay Demystifies It All | Open Culture](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/3ff5990bd276/) (openculture.com, October 10, 2024) - [How To Write More Blog Posts | Loris Cro's Blog](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/bc78a75987b7/) (kristoff.it, October 10, 2024) - [The Disappearance of an Internet Domain](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/841d5faee405/) (every.to, October 10, 2024) ## Elsewhere - Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/internet-archive-hacked-data-breach-impacts-31-million-users/