### [2024-10-10](/feed/2024/10/10/index.md)

##### Internet Archive
# The Internet Archive and the Wayback Machine are taken offline following a denial-of-service attack, with the hackers also stealing 31 million password hashes in a data breach. 




### Sources:

1. [Forbes](https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2024/10/10/internet-hacked-wayback-machine-down-31-million-passwords-stolen/)

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