The Internet Archive is under attack, with a breach revealing info for 31 million accounts
Technology,Cybersecurity,Internet,Media Freedom
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When visiting The Internet Archive (www.archive.org) on Wednesday afternoon, The Verge was greeted with a pop-up claiming the site had been hacked. Just after 9PM ET, Internet Archive founder Brewster Kahle confirmed the breach and said the website had been defaced with the notification via a JavaScript library.
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