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The Internet Archive is under attack, with a popup claiming a ‘catastrophic’ breach
(www.theverge.com)
Of all the places to do this to, why The Archive?
this post was submitted on 09 Oct 2024
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with as long as this has been going on it really surprises me that nothing has come out as a motive. it seems kind of pointless to do this sort of thing and not make your intentions known
maybe it's a government or organization upset that they are keeping archives of things they don't like
Apparently, from a different article, the hackers did it because 'america bad'.
Which is fine as a message I guess, but picking this website is dumb.
The hacktivist group SN_BLACKMETA has claimed responsibility and cites US support of Israel as the motivation.
That's extremely stupid. that doesn't even make sense
No way they aren't trolling
This isn't the first time this group has done something like this and they seem to have been pretty consistent in their messaging.
Alright who has the donate link so I can help them out.
https://archive.org/donate This would be it if it were up and running. I wonder if there's any other avenues?
https://bsky.app/profile/archive.org/post/3l67dtwvulp23
“Update: @internetarchive’s data has not been corrupted. Services are currently stopped to upgrade internal systems.
We are working to restore services as quickly and safely as possible.
Sorry for this disruption.”
I was wondering why I hadn't been able to access Internet Archive yesterday... Who would take down what is the digital equivalent to the Library of Alexandria? I can only imagine some really childish people who have nothing better to do with their lives. I hope that the website can recover from the attack soon! 🙏
Who would take down what is the digital equivalent to the Library of Alexandria?
I can think of a few possibilities
1: peddlers of misinformation
2: people who love the poorly educated and want the misdeeds of their political allies to be forgotten.
3: copyright trolls.
Can't figure out if this is a joke or serious, so just in case, you might want to look up what happened to the Library of Alexandria.
Oh I already know about that. The Internet Archive has been dubbed the digital equivalent of the Library of Alexandria before, due to its size, similar purpose, and significance. My comparison was for that reason.
State actors? Maybe.
It's a bit tinhatty, though I'm betting on something akin to corporate espionage pointed at the Internet Archive.
Could just be a 14 year old kid with a bit of talent too. Wouldn't be the first time.
I can’t think of any reason to attack that website, what have they done wrong?
The attacker(s) apparently just did it to do it.
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I have no sympathy for those who attack and deface our libraries, whether they be physical or digital
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