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Internet Archive Data Breach Oct 2024

No known CVEs used

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Security Incident Summary

Severity Score

Significant to High

Organization

Internet Archive

Threat Actor

SN Blackmeta

Actor Type

Ransomware Gang

Type of Breach

Data Breach

News Timeline

Oct 17, 2024

Additional Report

Internet Archive Slowly Revives After DDoS Barrage darkreading.com - On October 9, 2024, the Internet Archive suffered a data breach where hackers leaked account information of 31 million users, prompting the site to go offline for a week to mitigate the threat. Netsco...
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Oct 16, 2024

Additional Report

Internet Archive wobbles back online, with limited functionality go.theregister.com - The recent DDoS attack on the Internet Archive on October 9 was attributed to a Mirai variant that exploited home entertainment devices in Korea, China, and Brazil, generating about five gigabits per ...
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Oct 14, 2024

Additional Report

DDoS Attack Takes Down World’s Largest Digital Library, Internet Archive thecyberexpress.com - The Internet Archive experienced a significant cybersecurity incident on October 9th, which involved both a data breach exposing approximately 31 million user credentials, including email addresses an...
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Internet Archive's Wayback Machine is back up after data breach - with a catch zdnet.com - The recent DDoS attack on the Internet Archive has forced the Wayback Machine to operate in a read-only mode, allowing access to archived web pages, but disabling the ability to add new pages to the a...
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Oct 11, 2024

Additional Report

Internet Archive data breach impacted 31M users securityaffairs.com - The Internet Archive experienced a data breach impacting over 31 million users of "The Wayback Machine," with threat actors accessing a user database containing email addresses, screen names, bcrypt p...
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Oct 10, 2024

Additional Report

Internet Archive user info stolen in cyberattack, succumbs to DDoS go.theregister.com - The Internet Archive experienced a security breach leading to the theft of data from over 31 million user accounts, including contact information and bcrypt-hashed passwords, along with a website defa...
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Internet Archive breach compromises 31 million accounts - what you need to know zdnet.com - In a cyberattack that brought down the Internet Archive and its associated services like the Open Library and Wayback Machine, 31 million accounts were compromised, leading to the theft of usernames, ...
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Internet Archive suffers data breach and DDoS malwarebytes.com - In a recent incident, the Internet Archive experienced a data breach and a series of DDoS attacks, leading to the exposure of a user authentication database with 31 million records containing Bcrypt-h...
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Internet Archive leaks user info and succumbs to DDoS go.theregister.com - A new incident affecting the Internet Archive involved both a DDoS attack and the breach of user data, where over 31 million accounts' email addresses, screen names, and bcrypt password hashes were st...
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Additional Report

Archive.org, a repository storing the entire history of the Internet, has been hacked arstechnica.com - Archive.org experienced a breach in September 2023, resulting in the exposure of 31 million user records, including email addresses, screen names, and bcrypt-hashed passwords. Hints of the breach firs...
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Oct 09, 2024

Initial Disclosure

Internet Archive hacked, data breach impacts 31 million users bleepingcomputer.com - The Internet Archive's data breach reportedly resulted in the theft of an authentication database containing 31 million records, including email addresses and bcrypt-hashed passwords, with the data be...
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Organization Details

Organization Size

150

HQ Location

San Francisco, California

Industry

Media and Entertainment

Security Stack used by Internet Archive at time of breach (best approximation) Why?

Network Security

VPN/SASE

IDS/IPS

Endpoint Security

EDR

MDM

Identity Management

SSO / MFA

IGA

Application Security

WAF

SCA

Cloud Security

CASB

CWPP

SIEM / Threat Intel

SIEM

TIP

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What is Internet Archive?

The Internet Archive is a nonprofit digital library with the primary purpose of providing "universal access to all knowledge." It was founded by Brewster Kahle in 1996 and is based in San Francisco, California. The organization aims to preserve digital content, offering permanent access to researche...
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Security Incident Summary

Severity Score

Insignificant

Organization

Threat Actor

Actor Type

Type of Breach

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Organization Size

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