This week, the Internet Archive was hit with a series of DDoS attacks that took the service offline. The Verge noticed today that pop-ups are appearing on sites when online databases are down. The popup has since disappeared, but the site is currently unavailable.
Internet Archive founder Brewster Kahle has provided updates on the attack on X, with the only news being that the team is working to get the site back online. A DDoS organization known as Blackmeta claimed responsibility for the attack with a confusing message that said the platform “belongs to the United States.” The Internet Archive is a nonprofit organization that not only hosts the Wayback Machine web archive, but also provides free access to a vast library of software and media.
Although not the first time it has been the target of a DDoS attack, this week’s attack is the latest in a string of bad news for the Internet Archive. The platform has been fighting a legal battle over the copyright of its e-books, and recently lost an appeal in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
