The FBI sleeps when libraries burn

45 points

This strikes me as state-funded or state adjacent hacking. Kind of like how the destruction of Twitter eliminated a source of on-the-ground, 24/7 information for the working class on all of the events our governments would prefer we not see so that their propaganda can be produced more lazily. Destroying the Internet Archive acts as another hindrance to the working class when it comes to staying informed and enriched.

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18 points

I don’t know about state funded, but corporations really, really hate IA for a lot of reasons.

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29 points

This message here in particular is not looking state funded if you ask me. Gaining access to zendesk tickets is a vulnerability which was published a few weeks/months ago and is not difficult at all.

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Yes, and IA was super prompt at patching that, because they have such a big team, who also get paid corporate wages and get all sorts of benefits. And, of course, all of them have nothing better to do… because maintaining that infrastructure and code is a piece of cake and is super easy.

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3 points

Doesn’t seem to be ill intended, not a good way to point out a problem, but the problem is there.

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Hackers acting as if they’re doing a public service by bringing down a free publicly accessible tool is a new level of assbackwardness.

If the goal really was to force IA to increase their security, they would’ve tried to consult with them. This is more about notoriety and chaos and the hackers have no moral ground to stand on.

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5 points

those hackers are probably paid by the corporations wanting to bring it down

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6 points

As much as I probably ideologically stand with you, let’s not confirmation bias ourselves into a belief we have no evidence for.

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58 points

was that their stated reason for attacking the internet archive?

to bring awareness to the security breaches?

little fucks.

“I stole your wallet because pockets are so vulnerable. I’m helping.”

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17 points

No, it was somehow because they hate NATO

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18 points

oh good, that totally makes senseWHAT?!

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49 points

nobody know true reason

one group claim responsibility on twitter for ddos, reason they are us company and us support genocide in gaza. but from all us company they chose ia? sound like bullshit.

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9 points

You know what would be good place to archive and show the coming generations how corpos were deaf to the GAZA’s plight? Internet Fucking Archive

I just get the feel that they either are lazy for mentioning gaza or malicious to muddy the reputation of the protesters.

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Their emotional maturity is close to zero.

They go after internet archive, such a lame move.

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97 points

Yeah look at me flexing on and underfunded non profit.

Not at all hackers are criminals, but many are idiots.

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9 points

Black hat v grey hat innit

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Hackers acting as if they’re doing a public service by bringing down a free publicly accessible tool is a new level of assbackwardness.

are the zendesk hackers the same as the ones who brought down the website initially?

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No. And it’s hard to call the zendesk one a hack, even. They just used the same credentials that were leaked a couple weeks before.

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iirc some group on twitter claiming that they were the ones behind the attack mentioned it had to do with Palestine or something like that? bruh the internet archive is a non profit organisation.

then when people pointed it out, they mentioned that since they were incorporated in the USA they were still guilty or something like that? dude wtf

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146 points

This person could be damaging corporate infrastructure but he goes after internet archive

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41 points

This guy is outing the archive for terrible security posture by bringing attention to it because they received disclosures and did not fix them.

Don’t get shit twisted - he’s the hero here. IA fucked up and has been vulnerable to manipulation by any number of corporate or national actors this entire time.

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46 points

If they were really “the hero”, they’d follow the bare minimum of responsible disclosure best practices, and allow 90 days between privately alerting them of the issue and going public with it. Two weeks is absurd.

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4 points

90 days to cycle private tokens/keys?

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35 points

You don’t leak a passwords database publicly on the Internet in good faith.

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18 points

Not necessarily the same hacker.

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54 points

If this was genuinely done out of love I could understand but due to the legal battles the internet archive is currently being dragged through, I harbor suspicion of their intent.

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47 points

I mean this person seems to be not doing it maliciously. As they say, if it wasn’t them, it would be someone else. Pushing archive to improve their security is great for everyone. As long as this person doesn’t do anything actually malicious, they’re in the clear as far as I’m concerned.

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The FBI sleeps when libraries burn

This dumbass is probably being paid by them in the first place lol

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