According to an update from founder Brewster Kahle, the Internet Archive will be available again within “days” after a cyberattack that crippled the organization's extensive digital library and the Wayback Machine. The company has been in trouble due to a data breach and DDoS attack earlier this week that exposed email addresses, screen names, password change timestamps and other information on more than 31 million unique email addresses.
Currently, when you try to access the Internet Archive website, you will see a notice stating that the website is “temporarily” offline. Links to the Wayback Machine also do not load.
“The data is secure. The Services are offline as we review and strengthen them. Sorry, but necessary. The staff at @internetarchive work hard. Estimated time frame: days, not weeks,” writes Kahle.
After a pop-up from a suspected hacker earlier this week claimed that the archive had been hit by a “catastrophic security breach,” Have I Been Pwned founder Troy Hunt confirmed that he had received a file containing the stolen data, allowing anyone, who registers on their website can receive a notification if your information is included on it.