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The Internet Archive breach continues
2024-10-21 09:44

Cybersecurity troubles are not over for the Internet Archive (IA), the nonprofit organization behind the popular digital library site: after the recent DDoS attacks, defacement and data breach, an...

Internet Archive exposed again – this time through Zendesk
2024-10-21 01:29

Org turns its woes into a fundraising opportunity Despite the Internet Archive's assurances it's back on its feet after a recent infosec incident, the org still appears to be in trouble after...

Internet Archive breached again through stolen access tokens
2024-10-20 14:46

The Internet Archive was breached again, this time on their Zendesk email support platform after repeated warnings that threat actors stole exposed GitLab authentication tokens. [...]

Malicious ads exploited Internet Explorer zero day to drop malware
2024-10-16 13:59

The North Korean hacking group ScarCruft launched a large-scale attack in May that leveraged an Internet Explorer zero-day flaw to infect targets with the RokRAT malware and exfiltrate data. [...]

Internet Archive wobbles back online, with limited functionality
2024-10-16 07:28

DDoS detectives deduce Mirai used to do the deed, using home entertainment boxes in Korea, China, and Brazil The Internet Archive has come back online, in slightly degraded mode, after repelling...

The Internet Archive Breach: Over 31 Million User Accounts Exposed
2024-10-11 18:11

Attackers got hold of a 6.4 GB file containing the email addresses and hashed passwords of users registered with The Internet Archive.

Patch Tuesday: Internet Explorer Vulnerabilities Still Pose a Problem
2024-10-10 10:10

Patch Tuesday brings patches for hundreds of vulnerabilities. Plus, Apple makes sure Sequoia plays nice with third-party security tools.

Internet Archive data breach, defacement, and DDoS: Users’ data compromised
2024-10-10 09:39

The Internet Archive has suffered a data breach, leading to the compromise of email addresses, screen names and bcrypt password hashes of some 31 million users. The compromise was revealed on...

Internet Archive user info stolen in cyberattack, succumbs to DDoS
2024-10-10 01:33

31M folks' usernames, email addresses, salted-encrypted passwords now out there The Internet Archive had a bad day on the infosec front, after being DDoSed and having had its user account data...

Internet Archive leaks user info and succumbs to DDoS
2024-10-10 01:33

31 million users' usernames, email addresses and salted-encrypted passwords are out there The Internet Archive had a bad day on the infosec front, after being DDoSed and exposing user data.…