Internet Archive will be back up and running within “days” after a cyberattack that took down the organization's vast digital library and the Wayback Machine, according to a x.com/brewster_kahle/status/1844790609573277792″>update from founder Brewster Kahle. It has been struggling due to a data breach and DDoS attack earlier this week that revealed email addresses, usernames, password change timestamps and other information associated with more than 31 million email addresses unique.
Currently, if you try to access the Internet Archive website, you will see a notice saying that it is “temporarily” offline. Links to the Wayback Machine will also not load.
“The data is secure. Services are offline while we review and strengthen them. I'm sorry, but it's necessary. The @internetarchive staff is working hard. Estimated timeline: days, not weeks,” Kahle writes.
After a pop-up from a suspected hacker claimed the file had suffered a “catastrophic security breach” earlier this week, Have I Been Pwned founder Troy Hunt confirmed that he had received a file with the stolen data, so anyone registered on your site can receive an alert if you include their information.
