Subj : The Internet Archive is fighting a major battle against DDoS atta
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Date : Wed May 29 2024 14:15:05

The Internet Archive is fighting a major battle against DDoS attacks

Date:
Wed, 29 May 2024 13:00:24 +0000

Description:
The Internet Archive and its very handy Wayback Machine are experiencing 
technical difficulties amid a DDoS attack.

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The Internet Archive, a nonprofit research library renowned for its extensive 
digital collections and its time-machine-like snapshots of previous digital 
eras, has confirmed that its grappling with a DDoS attack. 

The organization says an intermittent DDoS attack has disrupted its service 
since Sunday, May 26. 

As a result, users are being warned of an inconsistent experience and an 
impacted experience on the websites Wayback Machine, which has records of 
more than 866 billion web pages. DDoS attack 

Despite the onslaught, which involves tens of thousands of fake information 
requests per second designed to flood the servers, the Internet Archives 
collections remain intact. 

Brewster Kahle, founder and digital librarian of the Internet Archive, 
emphasized the organizations resilience: With the support from others and the 
hard work of staff we are hardening our defenses to provide more reliable 
access to our library. What is new is this attack has been sustained, 
impactful, targeted, adaptive, and importantly, mean. 

Director of Library Services at Internet Archive, Chris Freeland, noted that 
cyberattacks against libraries and other knowledge institutions have become 
increasingly common recently, citing similar attacks against the British 
Library, the Solano County Public Library (California), the Berlin Natural 
History Museum, and Ontarios London Public Library. 

Adding to the pressure, the Internet Archive is also facing legal troubles 
over alleged copyright infringement relating to US book publishing and 
recording industries, with potentially millions in damages on the cards. 

More recently, Sony and Universal Music launched similar complaints. 

Its unclear whether the site is still being affected by the DDoS attack, but 
after a false moment of hope on May 27, the organization confirmed on X that 
it was still under a DDoS attack. No further updates have been shared since 
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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/the-internet-archive-is-fighting-a-majo
r-battle-against-ddos-attacks


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