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Internet Archive breached again through stolen access tokens

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492 points vladyslavfox | 1 comments | 20 Oct 24 15:00 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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gweinberg ◴[20 Oct 24 17:46 UTC] No.41897120[source]▶
Does anyone know who is targeting the Internet Archive, and why? I get the impression the attacks are too sophisticated for it to just be vandal punks.
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1. ogurechny ◴[21 Oct 24 01:51 UTC] No.41900043[source]▶
I get the impression it's just pissing into the salt shaker. Internet Archive is obviously held together by duct tape (okay, okay, strong and durable duct tape) and personal willpower. Moreover, its main mission is spreading data, not hiding it from others to generate revenue.

Those who don't get the salt shaker bit, here's the original of the ancient wisdom:

https://web.archive.org/web/20060619131835/http://xelios.liv...

Choose any translation:

https://malaya-zemlya.livejournal.com/697779.html

https://personal-view.com/talks/discussion/25915/humor-hacke...

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/hacker-restaurant-alexander-s...