Internet Archive security incident history
Hacking, data breaches and other security incidents involving Internet Archive, with related coverage.
Incidents: 2 · Most recent
Internet Archive hack exposes data of 31 million accounts
31mImpact: Leak of information on 31 million accounts and service outage
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.
Related reports: 52 · last report →DDoS attack on Internet Archive causes intermittent web service outages
Impact: Intermittent web service outages
The Internet Archive and the Wayback Machine were hit by a DDoS attack. The attack caused intermittent outages of the web services.
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