Internet Archive is continuing to experience service disruptions due to a recurrence of a DDoS attack ( farside.link )

Tweets from @internetarchive:

May 27, 2024 · 3:40 PM UTC

Sorry to say, archive.org is under a ddos attack. The data is not affected, but most services are unavailable.

We are working on it. This thread will have updates.

May 27, 2024 · 5:11 PM UTC

up again.

This has been a back and forth with the attackers. We have made some adjustments, but geez.

at least, Happy Memorial Day!

May 28, 2024 · 1:46 PM UTC

We are continuing to experience service disruptions due to a recurrence of a ddos attack. We’ll post updates in this thread.

If you wish to view tweets without directly using Twitter, one of these three currently operational Nitter (Nitter is a Twitter front-end focused on privacy) instances may be helpful:

The Internet Archive has a Mastodon account as well, though it doesn't seem to be fully up to date.

ianovic69 ,
@ianovic69@feddit.uk avatar

Checking in, it's up for me right now. Seems like an ongoing battle though.

Good luck, fellas!

Kolanaki ,
@Kolanaki@yiffit.net avatar

Why don't we just DDOS the DDOSers? 🤷🏻‍♂️

k_rol ,

I'd be down

MigratingtoLemmy ,

We should have a call for hackers/pentesters/cybersec enthusiasts to find these little shits and break their infrastructure

The_Picard_Maneuver , (edited )
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Let's hear some good tinfoil hat theories!

I'll start. Maybe one of the LLM/AI companies are trying to bypass newly implemented barrers to training data by using the archive, and it's totally overwhelming their servers?

brbposting ,

Lawsuit theory, Jean-Luc?

The_Picard_Maneuver ,
@The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world avatar

I'd believe it.

root ,

I think it's more likely that someone is trying to keep competitors from mining it for a short term advantage

dan42O ,

Reminds me of stars wars scene with the Jedi archives been manipulated..

Kolanaki ,
@Kolanaki@yiffit.net avatar

How did master Obi Wan lose an entire planet? Disgraceful.

foggy ,

I definitely don't think it's the case, but damn, can you imagine if they were doing this to themselves to drive donations? That would be diabolical.

incompetentboob ,

That would be a next level bamboozle but if it were true I’m wouldn't even be mad.

If they came out and said this is what we did, I would donate to them just because of how gangster that move is

brbposting ,

The Internet Archive is so incredible that it’s nearly offensive to even think such a thing heh (not to censor you, just my visceral reaction)

RandomStickman ,
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What a shame

ForgottenFlux OP ,
brbposting ,

Thank you for sharing this!

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