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Internet Archive hack exposes data of 31 million accounts

First reported · Last reported · 52 related reports

The Internet Archive was hacked in October 2024, leaking the information of 31 million accounts. A DDoS attack also took the service down, and it was restored in read-only mode on 14 October. A second breach occurred the same month, and its Zendesk platform was also targeted.

Key facts

Affected organisation
Internet Archive
Incident type
Data breach
Occurred / detected
Not confirmed
Scale of damage
Leak of information on 31 million accounts and service outage
Cause / method
External hacking and DDoS attack
Location
United States

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Timeline

  1. It came to light that the information of 31 million accounts had been leaked in a hack.
  2. The DDoS attack and service outage came to light.
  3. Operations resumed in read-only mode.
  4. It came to light that a second hack had occurred the same month.
  5. It came to light that the Zendesk platform had been targeted in the second breach.

52 related reports

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