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“Update: @internetarchive’s data has not been corrupted. Services are currently stopped to upgrade internal systems.
We are working to restore services as quickly and safely as possible.
Sorry for this disruption.”
It's a pity the intruders didn't take the opportunity to do anything beneficial, like grab copies of the data items The Archive is unable to freely share and shove them into a torrent, or something.
Wonderful that there was no corruption; Awful that this happened to begin with, some people just lack decency. Hope that this will be over as soon as possible!
Why would someone do such a thing as attack a nonprofit website. Such a fucked up way of getting recognized. Little do some people know, there are some businesses and schools and stuff that rely on content on the Archive. At least nothing was corrupted.
Glad everything is OK! i still wonder WHY someone would do this.
honestly big thanks for you all on the internet archive, the amount of stuff you guys have thats important for everyone is insane <3
There's no real achievement in taking down a nonprofit digital library like the Internet Archive other than making yourself a jackass. This is like vandalizing a physical community library.