Internet archive attacked, supposedly by pro-Palestine hackers

[Brainaddict]

This seems like the stupidest attack ever. Successful DDOS attack and stealing of users' data, the former at least claimed by some wankers calling themselves blackmeta, who say it's for Palestine. Their logic is: Internet Archive is based in the US, and the US is a partner in the genocide. Both of those things are true, but it's even more tenuous than the logic for for the most out there stuff Just Stop Oil have ever done, and that's saying something. There's no connection between the archive and the govt, and the archive is one of the most valued resources on the internet.

 

[frogwoman]

Well, also, especially because it's in a legal battle to avoid being shut down.

 

[Brainaddict]

Apparently we can't embed bluesky posts yet but I ain't driving traffic to the nazi bar Internet Archive (@archive.org)

 

[not henry]

Snorlax Johnny‬ ‪@laxjohnny.bsky.social‬
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It disgusts me that someone would willingly do something to put free online information in jeopardy out of spite or some other nonsensical reason. Please, please hang in there.

nonsensical reason. I guess he or his family are tucked up in bed.

 

[ska invita]

An important lesson here about the fragility of internet archiving in general

 

[Brainaddict]

It sure isn't ideal that there's only one internet archive.

 

[Pickman's model]

An important lesson here about the fragility of internet archiving in general

yeh i've downloaded a ton of things from the ia and other online sources as you don't know whether they'll be there tomorrow.

 

[editor]

The Internet Archive helped me prove that the Scientologists had stolen my website. Fucking ridiculous thing to hack.

 

[ska invita]

It sure isn't ideal that there's only one internet archive.

THeres loads archiving different things tbf...This one had the air of reliability, scale and permanence... which makes it all the worse
I mean look at their building

 

[Chz]

I wonder how long it will take to recover? The British Library's web archive is still missing quite a lot of things from being hacked at the start of the year.

 

[Boris Sprinkler]

If I was someone at war with Palestine and wanted to damage their support this is the kind of thing I would do.

 

[ska invita]

If I was someone at war with Palestine and wanted to damage their support this is the kind of thing I would do.

thought crossed my mind too - surely no one, especially a hacker who understands the internet, would be that dumb

 

[Boris Sprinkler]

Well since they seem intent on broadcasting their war crimes on social media channels I wouldn’t be so sure.
The kind of people that would want to take down archives of their atrocities?

 

[Boris Sprinkler]

Edit. This shit fucks my head