Internet Archive data breach: 31.1M accounts exposed
Severity: high · Patch status: no-fix-needed · Since 2024-10-09
In September 2024, the digital library of internet sites Internet Archive suffered a data breach that exposed 31M records. The breach exposed user records including email addresses, screen names and bcrypt password hashes. Exposed data: email addresses, passwords, usernames. The breach dates from Sep 28, 2024; Have I Been Pwned loaded it on Oct 9, 2024.
What to do
- If you had a Internet Archive account, change its password and the password of any other account that reused it.
- Turn on multi-factor authentication wherever it is offered.
- Check whether your addresses are in this breach at https://haveibeenpwned.com.
- Expect targeted phishing that quotes the leaked details; verify any unexpected contact out of band.
Sources
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