News Internet Archive hacked and 31 million user accounts leaked — hacking group 'SN_Blackmeta' claims responsibility

[Admin]

Hacking group 'SN_Blackmeta' hacked The Internet Archive and leaked 31 Million user account data which includes emails and hashed passwords in an SQL file and defaced the website with a pop-up message.

Internet Archive hacked and 31 million user accounts leaked — hacking group 'SN_Blackmeta' claims responsibility : Read more

 

[bit_user]

This is why we can't have nice things.

 

[Exploding PSU]

What did the IA ever do to deserve that...

 

[bit_user]

What did the IA ever do to deserve that...

Oh, lots. Many powerful people, organizations, and other interests would like to scrub certain things from the Internet. As long as Internet Archive maintains a record of these inconvenient facts, they will remain a target.

If I had to guess which site is next, it'd probably be Wikipedia. That would certainly be on the hit list of most who would target Internet Archive. Let's hope their security is better.

There are entire countries where access to these sites is blocked. However, there are usually ways around those blocks. Furthermore, if there's something embarrassing about a government, it's not good enough just to keep their own people from seeing it.

 

[davisch]

Oh, lots. Many powerful people, organizations, and other interests would like to scrub certain things from the Internet. As long as Internet Archive maintains a record of these inconvenient facts, they will remain a target.

If I had to guess which site is next, it'd probably be Wikipedia. That would certainly be on the hit list of most who would target Internet Archive. Let's hope their security is better.

Seems like it might be happening already. Just saw an article that said Wikipedia is starting to get filled with AI generated garbage with "references" that don't contain any of the claimed information.

 

[ezst036]

What did the IA ever do to deserve that...

The pen is mightier than the sword.