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Latest update from @brewsterkahle (Oct 17, 5:58pm): https://blog.archive.org/2024/10/18/internet-archive-services-update-2024-10-17/

Last week, along with a DDOS attack and exposure of patron email addresses and encrypted passwords, the Internet Archive’s website javascript was defaced, leading us to bring the site down to access and improve our security.

The stored data of the Internet Archive is safe and we are working on resuming services safely. This new reality requires heightened attention to cyber security and we are responding. We apologize for the impact of these library services being unavailable.

The Wayback Machine, Archive-It, scanning, and national library crawls have resumed, as well as email, blog, helpdesk, and social media communications. Our team is working around the clock across time zones to bring other services back online. In coming days more services will resume, some starting in read-only mode as full restoration will take more time.

We’re taking a cautious, deliberate approach to rebuild and strengthen our defenses. Our priority is ensuring the Internet Archive comes online stronger and more secure.

As a library community, we are seeing other cyber attacks—for instance the British Library, Seattle Public Library, Toronto Public Library, and now Calgary Public Library. We hope these attacks are not indicative of a trend.

For the latest updates, please check this blog and our official social media accounts: X/Twitter, Bluesky and Mastodon.

Thank you for your patience and ongoing support.

Like 18 October at 1:14 | Open on mastodon.archive.org

11 comments

rvdikvl

@internetarchive @brewsterkahle

Literally 1984

18 October at 1:43 | Open on mastodon.social

Ｎｅｘｙ

@rvdikvl I will say farenheit but yes

18 October at 7:05 | Open on rebel.ar

Breaker (ブレーカ/Bristeoir)

@internetarchive
@brewsterkahle

We all know who to blame for the attacks. Those people should be arrested for treason. Including their voters. They're the ones really breaking the law while blaming everyone else for doing so.

Cyber-terrorism is terrorism.

18 October at 1:48 | Open on liberdon.com

Stardust12000

@breaker @internetarchive @brewsterkahle What are you talking about? To be clear if a crime is committed the people have to be tried in court. You shouldn't claim to know ahead of time if someone or group of persons is guilty before convictions. Let alone reputation destruction before such due process. Just because you think someone committed a crime doesn't mean they did. You need due process.

18 October at 5:22 | Open on mastodon.social

nune :autigender:

@internetarchive@mastodon.archive.org @brewsterkahle@mastodon.archive.org best of luck to you guys, your services are amazing :blitzy:

18 October at 1:59 | Open on icy.blitzw.in

Filene

@internetarchive @brewsterkahle Is it about censorship? Or about historical revisionism? Or maybe the attacks are to end all sorts of mutually shared, cultural history?
Either way, your resilience is a beacon in the night of this international Dispensationalist tech oligopoly, and please keep holding fast. I can only pray we invent more tools like you've given us to help us support you in the same. 🙇‍♀️
I've thought about Holochain and/or GUN helping us guard every shard we could identify in your irridescence, but I only know so much thanks to you all. I'm sure you have something else up your sleeves. 🙇‍♀️💖

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18 October at 5:25 | Open on dragon.style

Matteo Zenatti

@internetarchive @brewsterkahle thankyou!

18 October at 5:30 | Open on y.cubalibre.social

Dave/Loebas :verified_pride:

@internetarchive @brewsterkahle
You guys are amazing

18 October at 6:51 | Open on meow.social

That_Damn_Frank

@internetarchive @brewsterkahle

First, I'd like to thank you for what you do. You made it possible to check out / see films that are important, worth preserving, but that aren't broadcast anymore.

Second, I'd just like to ask: What kind of a sick twisted Ahole hacks / disables a Library...?

18 October at 10:03 | Open on beige.party

EffingComputer

@internetarchive @brewsterkahle
This is great news!
Just like that old saying, you don't realize how much you like/love something until it's gone.
Still angry that it was attacked but glad it's coming back :D

20 October at 9:06 | Open on fosstodon.org

Snowshadow

@internetarchive
Thank you for all your hard work getting the archive back online. 🥰 @brewsterkahle

21 October at 23:07 | Open on mastodon.social