Internet Archive

What Happened

In September 2024, the digital library of internet sites Internet Archive suffered a data breach that exposed 31M records. The breach exposed user records including email addresses, screen names and bcrypt password hashes.

Compromised Data

Email addresses
Passwords
Usernames

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Breach Overview

  • Affected Accounts:

    31.1 million

  • Breach Occurred:

    September 2024

  • Added to HIBP:

    9 Oct 2024

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