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The Internet Archive is under attack, with a popup claiming a ‘catastrophic’ breach (www.theverge.com)
submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 177 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Archived something someone doesn't want to be seen by the world... like any and all since-removed misinformation for one...

[–] [email protected] 39 points 2 months ago (1 children)

tinfoil would suggested the media industry but this seems a bit more "personal"

[–] [email protected] 32 points 2 months ago

It’s likely to just be some randos doing it for the lulz and IA was vulnerable for whatever reason. Book publishers have sadly been enjoying plenty of success in court against IA. They don’t need to get their hands dirty.