The Internet Archive, specifically The Wayback Machine is a digital service where copies of websites that are no longer hosted are stored for data preservation purposes. Recently, it was reported that the website was hacked, and the details of around 31 million users of the website were leaked.
Earlier this week, when users visit The Wayback Machine site, a popup window will appear informing users of the website that the website has been hacked, and the email address used to register as a user of the website will be seen on the website Have I Been Pwned.
According to a report from Bleeping Computer, the details stolen by these hackers include email addresses, user nicknames, password change timestamps, passwords that have been encrypted using Bcrypt and a number of other details.
This data is obtained through a 6.4GB SQL database file, and contains details for a total of 31 million users, and is personally verified by the owner of the website Have I Been Pwned, Scott Helme. Typically, HIBP is used to check whether the email address used has been compromised with its password on various types of websites and online services used.
He also confirmed the accuracy of the stolen passwords and said that all the data obtained by the hacker was accurate. Scott has acted to notify the Internet Archive, but has not yet responded.
This matter is further clouded by a new incident where the Internet Archive is seen facing a DDoS attack that makes the website difficult to access. They were attacked because it was believed to be owned by the United States government, which is Israel's gunpowder plot.