Internet Archive data breach
The Internet Archive breach happened on September 28, 2024 and exposed 31,081,179 accounts. 3 kinds of data were exposed.
Overview
- Site
- archive.org
- Breach date
- September 28, 2024
- Recorded on
- October 9, 2024
- Accounts exposed
- 31,081,179
- Exposed data
- Email addresses, Passwords, Usernames
- Risk score
- 66 out of 100
Risk based on the exposed data
This breach scores 66 out of 100. The score is driven mostly by Passwords, Email addresses, Usernames.
The risk score is a guide to how dangerous a breach is, judged by the kinds of data exposed. The number of accounts is not included.
Breaches from the same period
- digiDirect (2024-09-29, 304,337 accounts)
- French Citizens (2024-09-25, 28,445,106 accounts)
- Switch (2024-10-01, 5,397 accounts)
What affected users should do
- Change your Internet Archive password, and also change it on any other service where you used the same password. You can create a new one with the password generator.
- Turn on two-factor authentication for your login.
This site organizes publicly available information about data breaches. Data as of December 20, 2024. Breach dates are as originally listed; when only the month is known, the date is recorded as the 1st.