"Internet Archive Hacked, Data Breach Impacts 31 Million Users"

"The Wayback Machine," an initiative of the Internet Archive, has suffered a data breach due to a threat actor compromising the website and stealing a user authentication database consisting of 31 million different records. Those who have recently visited archive.org saw a JavaScript alert created by the hacker, saying that the Internet Archive has been breached. The alert mentions "HIBP," which refers to Troy Hunt's "Have I Been Pwned" data breach notification service that allows users to check whether their personal data has been compromised by data breaches. This article continues to discuss the Internet Archive hack.

BleepingComputer reports "Internet Archive Hacked, Data Breach Impacts 31 Million Users"

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