31 Million Users Affected by Internet Archives Data Breach

[ThatPlace928]

Internet Archive data breach exposes more than 31 million user accounts: reports

The Internet Archive, a popular digital library known for its Wayback Machine, was hacked and suffered a breach that reportedly exposed the data of 31 million user accounts.

www.8newsnow.com

 

[britechguy]

Heard about this sometime yesterday.

I long ago accepted that data breaches are part and parcel of "living in cyberspace" and that they will never be able to be elimiated. Computer security is a high-stakes game of Spy vs. Spy.

It's yet to be seen if carelessness was involved here or not. It isn't always a factor.

 

[ThatPlace928]

Heard about this sometime yesterday.

I long ago accepted that data breaches are part and parcel of "living in cyberspace" and that they will never be able to be elimiated. Computer security is a high-stakes game of Spy vs. Spy.

It's yet to be seen if carelessness was involved here or not. It isn't always a factor.

It appears to be deliberate. I just hope it's not as catastrophic as it sounds like it could be.

 

[britechguy]

It appears to be deliberate. I just hope it's not as catastrophic as it sounds like it could be.

Well, I haven't known of any major data breach that wasn't deliberate, and as the article you referenced notes: Additionally, Hunt suggested that “multiple parties” might be involved in the recent disruptions, noting that “when we’re talking breach + defacement + DDoS, it’s clearly not just one attack.”

It's not on a scale more significant than a number of data breaches in recent years have been. Think the Anthem and Equifax (among others). They're just a part of life now, and end users have to be prepared to have this happen to them and take appropriate action when it does.

I was part of the Anthem and Equifax data breaches, and I think one more. I know I've received free identity theft monitoring on at least two occasions, one of which is still active.

 

[ThatPlace928]

Well, I haven't known of any major data breach that wasn't deliberate, and as the article you referenced notes: Additionally, Hunt suggested that “multiple parties” might be involved in the recent disruptions, noting that “when we’re talking breach + defacement + DDoS, it’s clearly not just one attack.”

It's not on a scale more significant than a number of data breaches in recent years have been. Think the Anthem and Equifax (among others). They're just a part of life now, and end users have to be prepared to have this happen to them and take appropriate action when it does.

I was part of the Anthem and Equifax data breaches, and I think one more. I know I've received free identity theft monitoring on at least two occasions, one of which is still active.

I was actually referring to your comment about whether or not carelessness was involved.