The Internet Archive is under attack, with a breach revealing info for 31 million accounts
www.theverge.com
A DDoS attack isn’t the only problem.
  • ⚛️ Ｃｏｌｏｒ 🎨@lemm.eeEnglish
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    2 months ago

    I was wondering why I hadn’t been able to access Internet Archive yesterday… Who would take down what is the digital equivalent to the Library of Alexandria? I can only imagine some really childish people who have nothing better to do with their lives. I hope that the website can recover from the attack soon! 🙏

    • kent_eh@lemmy.caEnglish
      6·
      2 months ago

      Who would take down what is the digital equivalent to the Library of Alexandria?

      I can think of a few possibilities

      1: peddlers of misinformation

      2: people who love the poorly educated and want the misdeeds of their political allies to be forgotten.

      3: copyright trolls.

    • person420@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
      2·
      2 months ago

      Can’t figure out if this is a joke or serious, so just in case, you might want to look up what happened to the Library of Alexandria.

      • ⚛️ Ｃｏｌｏｒ 🎨@lemm.eeEnglish
        2·
        2 months ago

        Oh I already know about that. The Internet Archive has been dubbed the digital equivalent of the Library of Alexandria before, due to its size, similar purpose, and significance. My comparison was for that reason.