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Security Breach at Internet Archive's WayBack Machine Impacts 31 Million Users

A security breach at the Internet Archive's 'WayBack Machine' has resulted in the theft of the authentication database containing data on 31 million people.
By Blip Tech 1 min read

A security breach at the Internet Archive's 'WayBack Machine' has resulted in the theft of the authentication database containing data on 31 million people. The breach became known after a hacker created an unusual JavaScript alert taunting users and confirming the attack. The database contains authentication details for registered members, including email addresses, online names, password change timestamps, Bcrypt-hashed passwords, and other types of internal data.

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