@misk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 6 months agoThe Internet Archive is under attack, with a popup claiming a ‘catastrophic’ breachwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square86fedilinkarrow-up1828arrow-down11
arrow-up1827arrow-down1external-linkThe Internet Archive is under attack, with a popup claiming a ‘catastrophic’ breachwww.theverge.com@misk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 6 months agomessage-square86fedilink
minus-squareBlaster MlinkfedilinkEnglish177•6 months agoArchived something someone doesn’t want to be seen by the world… like any and all since-removed misinformation for one…
minus-squaresunzu2linkfedilink39•6 months agotinfoil would suggested the media industry but this seems a bit more “personal”
minus-square@ZeroCool@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglish32•6 months agoIt’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.
Archived something someone doesn’t want to be seen by the world… like any and all since-removed misinformation for one…
tinfoil would suggested the media industry but this seems a bit more “personal”
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.