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New update from @brewsterkahle on how the Internet Archive is learning from recent cyberattacks.
🔗 https://blog.archive.org/2024/11/14/learning-from-cyberattacks/
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Needed a good distraction today ... Being able to save links in the Wayback Machine AND log into my @internetarchive account again does help a little :| In a new Q&A, Philip Bump, columnist for The Washington Post, reflects on why archiving the news goes beyond saving stories. From holding leaders accountable to capturing moments in culture, Bump shares insights on the need to preserve digital media. #VanishingCulture 🔗 https://blog.archive.org/2024/11/04/vanishing-culture-qa-with-philip-bump-the-washington-post/
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@internetarchive Maybe I’m reading this wrong, but I’m convinced that the Internet Archive IS constantly extremely useful!!!  @internetarchive "Who preserves what happens on the internet?" Listen as ▶️ https://www.npr.org/2024/10/29/nx-s1-5162453/what-would-be-lost-if-the-internet-archive-were-no-more Posted today on @internetarchive blog: It's a 130-page PDF of short articles. I contributed one of them, "Preserving Gaming History" (on page 99). https://blog.archive.org/2024/10/30/vanishing-culture-a-report-on-our-fragile-cultural-record/ The Vanishing Culture report arrives today at a critical moment: While Internet Archive recovers from a cyberattack, it’s a reminder of how fragile our access to knowledge can be. Preserving culture & history requires resilience—and collective action. 🔗 https://blog.archive.org/2024/10/30/vanishing-culture-a-report-on-our-fragile-cultural-record/
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 @internetarchive Interesting timing. I was thinking a few days ago that if the orange shitgibbon gets in, books, films, tv, audio, artefacts etc are just going to vansish from archive after archive all over America. Commonplace entertainments deemed unfitting for a fascist nation. All gone. If I was these archives I'd back up physical copies OUTSIDE US territory in other countries.  @internetarchive I know that @myheritage has been doing work in researching areas where certain languages are dying. #genealogy Last week’s Physical Archive tour spotlighted preservation in action—where books, films & other media are safeguarded for the future. Couldn't make it? Check out the recap: https://blog.archive.org/2024/10/29/appreciation-for-preservation-at-physical-archive-event/ We’re grateful for your ongoing support as we continue securing services. Update—Bringing more services online: https://blog.archive.org/2024/10/28/internet-archive-services-update/ More services & features coming soon. Services may be interrupted for ongoing maintenance as we continue to secure systems. Thank you for your patience and ongoing support.
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@internetarchive Great, thanks for your work! Want to show your support for the Internet Archive? Join us TONIGHT (Wed, Oct 23) ⬇️ 🏛️ IN PERSON, 5-10pm PT: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/escaping-the-memory-hole-in-person-tickets-999812906317 📱 ONLINE, 7-8pm PT: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/escaping-the-memory-hole-virtual-tickets-999817359637
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@internetarchive By disabling login you have effectively made it impossible for us to access the books that we need to read for our studies or for our edification. This has made the archive useless for most of us that need it for our studies or personal growth. Wayback Machine is useful for a certain demographic in read only mode. But accessing books in read only mode is useless to most of us because what's available without login is very limited indeed. @internetarchive By disabling login you have effectively made it impossible for us to access the books that we need to read for our studies or for our edification. This has made the archive useless for most of us that need it for our studies or personal growth. Wayback Machine is useful for a certain demographic in read only mode. But accessing books in read only mode is useless to most of us because what's available without login is very limited indeed. Update: http://archive.org is back online in a provisional, read-only manner. Learn more in our latest post: https://blog.archive.org/2024/10/21/internet-archive-services-update-2024-10-21/
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 @internetarchive Where can we report ongoing suspicious activity? I have noticed attempted phishing attacks by members as late as october 10th. Big pubs: Ban 500,000+ books from Also Big pubs: Sue Florida for banning way fewer books than we literally just did! "Why kick the cat?" - @brewsterkahle, speaking to Daniel Wu of the Washington Post about the attacks against the Internet Archive ➡️ https://wapo.st/4f998w2
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 @internetarchive I think I read some where the Pentagon, CIA, MOSSAD, NSA, DHS, etc where trying to pin their hack on Palestinian "terrorist". @internetarchive @brewsterkahle Why didn't the fucking cat rotate their leaked API keys? Also: correct me if I'm wrong, but stuff from their GitLab getting leaked is new information. Previously, news outlets only reported about stolen user credentials. Latest update from @brewsterkahle (Oct 17, 5:58pm): https://blog.archive.org/2024/10/18/internet-archive-services-update-2024-10-17/
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@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...? @internetarchive @brewsterkahle  @internetarchive Latest update from Mark Graham, director of the Wayback Machine (Oct 16, 1:56pm PT): "Wanted to share an update from Team Wayback Machine The archives are safe & the Wayback Machine is up in read-only mode. We hope to turn more web crawling on within a day to make sure our web collections remain whole. Next up: Save Page Now. Thank you for the support!"
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@internetarchive Thanks so much for the hard work! You may already be aware of this issue, but I received an email today: "... IA has still not done the due diligence of rotating many of the API keys that were exposed in their gitlab secrets. As demonstrated by this message, this includes a Zendesk token with perms to access 800K+ support tickets sent to info@archive.org since 2018." One more thing to put on the list.... Latest update from @brewsterkahle: "Wayback Machine running strong (yippie!). Still working to bring http://archive.org items & other services online safely. @internetarchive
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 @internetarchive @brewsterkahle Well done for all the work I am sure is happening behind this scenes, though I am curious when the #InternetArchive returns will it be read-only? @internetarchive @brewsterkahle Why isn't the decentralized website up? Does that still rely on the archives servers? I thought that was specifically for situations like this. Latest update on archive.org services from @brewsterkahle: "Wayback Machine volume is back to normal: 1,500 requests per second. Sorry we don't have other services yet. (Your good wishes have helped a good team more as it happens."
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@internetarchive @brewsterkahle Someone else I know of had an attack on a french property website of all things. There has to be motivation for this kind of nonsense. I Just wonder and slightly worry about what it is fuelling these chaos buffoons. @internetarchive @brewsterkahle There's one more service, I wish for: Latest update on the DDOS attack from @brewsterkahle (Oct 11 @ 10:22am PT): "The data is safe. Services are offline as we examine and strengthen them. Sorry, but needed. @internetarchive staff is working hard. Estimated Timeline: days, not weeks. Thank you for the offers of pizza (we are set)."
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@internetarchive @brewsterkahle Not sure where I should report this, but noticed that on the "Service Availability" page, the end of the bitcoin donation address is clipped in both the browsers I've checked. Shows ...Jz8 but clips off the dN. @internetarchive @brewsterkahle I did not realize how much I've come to really on Internet Archive until it went offline. I will definitely donate more often after it comes back online. Hopefully things can return to normal soon.
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@textfiles Some people are just ungrateful. Thankfully, I'm NOT one of those people. I look forward to the Archive being back up and running better than ever. Good luck to you kids! @textfiles thank you for your hard work and dedication to this project. We all admire you! @textfiles@mastodon.archive.org I want to archive so many things onto the wayback machine, or I've wanted to access a huge number of sites only accessible through their archival there |
@internetarchive @brewsterkahle I hope the Internet Archive is prepared for a lot worse to come. Have you guys considered moving out of the US?
@internetarchive @brewsterkahle You were hacked, knew about it, said nothing to us who used your service (exposing us without our knowledge), to which we only found out after the hackers ratted you out. Unconscionable.
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