Internet Archive recently had its services temporarily suspended after it was subjected to a major cyber attack. The expected statement about the platform, which has been unavailable for some time, has finally come.

According to the statement of Brewster Kahle, founder of the Internet Archive Internet Archive and Wayback Machine will be up and running again in a few days. The attack resulted in a data breach that exposed personal information specifically relating to more than 31 million unique email addresses. The attack exposed sensitive information such as email addresses, usernames and password change times.

Internet Archive will open again in a few days

Currently, when you try to access the Internet Archive website, you are greeted with a warning message that it is temporarily offline. Wayback Machine is also affected and website history cannot be loaded at this time.

Founder Brewster Kahle said in a statement via X “The data is safe, but we are currently offline while we assess and strengthen our services. We are sorry, but we have to. Our team is working hard to resolve the issues. Our services will be back up and running in a few days. “ he said. In the scenario where there are no issues, services will be reactivated within a few days.

Regarding the allegations that Internet Archive suffered a serious security breach following the attack, Troy Hunt, founder of the Have I Been Pwned platform, said: He stated that he had received a file containing the stolen data and confirmed the authenticity of this file. Starting today, anyone using the Hunt platform can get information about whether their information was among the data that was leaked. You can also use this site You can use your email address to check whether you are involved in a data breach.