Cyber Siege: Internet Archive’s Battle Against Relentless DDoS Attacks

Facing a digital deluge, the Internet Archive weathers a DDoS storm, keeping its trove of 866 billion web pages safe—but your nostalgia surfing? Expect some serious buffering.

Published: Added: May 29, 2024 at 10:35 amAssembled by: J J
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When nostalgia turns into a nightmare: the Internet Archive, our beloved digital historian, is battling the digital equivalent of locusts swarming our internet crops. If only we could Wayback Machine ourselves out of this DDoS disaster, but alas, not even time travel can save us from mean cyber-pests. And let's not forget the legal woes - because nothing spices up a cyber-siege like a good old lawsuit!

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