Internet Archive hacked, data breach impacts 31M users

36 pointsposted a year ago
by zerojames

7 Comments

navjack27

a year ago

Assholes. That's all I got to say. Why the heck attack such a loved institution that does so much good for people???

echoangle

a year ago

True, it’s such a weird target selection. You’re not getting any money, you aren’t really making a big statement, why would you do this? Just advertisement for your DDoS for hire?

autoexec

a year ago

> You’re not getting any money, you aren’t really making a big statement, why would you do this?

I'm guessing it's because the usernames and passwords they get could get them access to many other things since even after all this time people still reuse passwords.

echoangle

a year ago

Well they are hashed and salted, I don’t think you can get a lot out of that.

mistrial9

a year ago

passwords were bcrypt hashed

mrinfinitiesx

a year ago

Because kiddies have no honor. It's always been like that. They do this stuff as jokes/cool points within their little circle jerks.