The Internet Archive, a vital digital library, has resumed its full services following a series of cyberattacks that took it offline for nearly a month. On Monday, the Archive announced the restoration of its popular Save Page Now feature, enabling users to add web pages to its extensive digital library.
The organization had been operating in read-only mode since October 21 while working to recover from a series of attacks that began on October 8. A group named SN_BLACKMETA claimed responsibility for part of the attack, which included a distributed denial of service (DDoS) operation. Additionally, a separate attacker reportedly accessed and stole 31 million user credentials due to an exposed GitLab configuration file, which provided access to the Archive’s source code.
The Internet Archive, founded in 1996, holds a collection of over 835 billion web pages and numerous digitized books, videos, and software programs. While supported in part by federal funding, much of its operating budget depends on donations. The organization is now addressing a backlog of archived pages saved since October 9 and has urged users to resume archiving.
