October 20, 2024 at 09:36PM The Internet Archive faces ongoing issues following a recent infosec breach, with unknown parties allegedly sending mass emails using stolen Zendesk tokens. The emails claimed access to sensitive user data, raising concerns about security. Despite the Archive’s outreach for donations, many are wary about sharing personal information amidst these vulnerabilities. … Read more
October 20, 2024 at 10:58AM The Internet Archive experienced another breach, exposing user data and Zendesk emails due to failure in properly rotating stolen GitLab authentication tokens. A threat actor claimed credit for the breach, asserting they stole 7TB of data, not for profit but to gain notoriety among cybercriminals. ### Meeting Takeaways 1. **Breach … Read more
October 20, 2024 at 10:50AM The Internet Archive suffered a security breach on its Zendesk support platform, leading to the exposure of over 800,000 support tickets and a stolen user database of 33 million individuals. Despite prior warnings about exposed GitLab tokens, security measures were not implemented, allowing the breach to occur for notoriety among … Read more