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Internet Archive Vendor Cyber Rating & Cyber Score

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The Internet Archive, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, is a digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Like a paper library, we provide free access to researchers, historians, scholars, people with print disabilities, and the general public. We serve millions of people each day and are one of the top 300 web sites in the world. We are funded through donations, grants, and by providing web archiving and book digitization services for our partners. Our mission is to provide Universal Access to All Knowledge. We began in 1996 by archiving the Internet itself, a medium that was just beginning to grow in use. Today our archive contains: 735 billion web pages 41 million books and texts 14.7 million audio


Internet Archive A.I CyberSecurity Scoring

Internet Archive
Company Information
Website:http://www.archive.org
Employees number:289
Number of followers:49,879
NAICS:51912
Industry Type:Libraries
Homepage:archive.org
Internet Archive Risk Score (AI oriented)
Between 650 and 699
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Internet ArchiveLibraries
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26/03/2026
673/1000
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Internet ArchiveWeak
Current Score
673B (WEAK)
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2 incidents
0 avg impact
Incident timeline with MITRE ATT&CK tactics, techniques, and mitigations.
JUNE 2026
677Before Incident
MAY 2026
675Before Incident
APRIL 2026
674Before Incident
MARCH 2026
673Before Incident
FEBRUARY 2026
671Before Incident
JANUARY 2026
669Before Incident
DECEMBER 2025
666Before Incident
NOVEMBER 2025
666Before Incident
OCTOBER 2025
664Before Incident
SEPTEMBER 2025
662Before Incident
AUGUST 2025
660Before Incident
JULY 2025
658Before Incident
OCTOBER 2024
745Before Incident
Breach
01 Oct 2024Internet Archive
Internet Archive

Google Salesforce Breach (2025) and Internet Archive Data Breach (2024)

636After Incident
CRITICAL-109
INT4192641100925
In October 2024, the Internet Archive suffered a major security breach alongside disruptive DDoS attacks, exposing data from 31 million user accounts, including email addresses, usernames, bcrypt-hashed passwords, and internal records. The attack exploited unrotated API tokens in a Zendesk support system, revealing critical gaps in token management and security monitoring. While no highly sensitive financial data was stolen, the breach compromised a vast amount of user credentials and internal documentation, leading to potential downstream risks like credential stuffing, phishing, and reputational harm. The incident underscored the dangers of poor API security practices and the cascading effects of third-party vulnerabilities in SaaS ecosystems.
INCIDENT DETAILS -
TYPE
Data BreachUnauthorized AccessPhishing (Vishing)API Token Exploitation
MOTIVATION
Data Theft (Customer Contact Details)Potential Financial Gain (Dark Web Data Sales)Disruption (DDoS in Internet Archive Case)
IMPACT
31M user accounts (Internet Archive: emails, usernames, bcrypt-hashed passwords, internal records)Google Salesforce: customer contact details and notes (SMB customers)Salesforce Database (Google)Zendesk Support System (Internet Archive)Downtime: Internet Archive: Disruptive DDoS attacks alongside breach (duration unspecified)Lost Productivity (Both Incidents)Investigation and Remediation EffortsCustomer Complaints: Likely (trust erosion, but no specific numbers provided)Erosion of Customer Trust (Both Incidents)Potential Customer Churn (MSPs/Clients Questioning Reliability)Identity Theft Risk: Low (Internet Archive: hashed passwords; Google: no financial/PII exposed)Payment Information Risk: None (No financial data compromised in either breach)
DATA BREACH
Contact Details (Google Salesforce)User Account Data (Internet Archive: emails, usernames, hashed passwords)Unspecified (Google Salesforce)31 million (Internet Archive)Sensitivity Of Data: Moderate (No highly sensitive PII/financial data in either case)Data Exfiltration: Yes (Both Incidents)Data Encryption: Partial (Internet Archive: bcrypt-hashed passwords)Personally Identifiable Information: Limited (Emails, usernames; no SSNs/financial data)
JUNE 2023
756Before Incident
Cyber Attack
16 Jun 2023Internet Archive
Internet Archive

Déclin significatif de l'archivage des pages web par l'Internet Archive (Wayback Machine)

738After Incident
CRITICAL-18
INT1932219102725
Since May 2025, the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine has experienced a critical 87% drop in archiving news websites, reducing snapshots from 1.2 million (Jan–May 2025) to just 148,628 (May–Oct 2025). This severe decline threatens the historical integrity of digital archives, particularly for news domains, raising concerns about permanent data loss of public records. The issue stems from operational failures (e.g., indexing delays, resource misallocation) compounded by financial strain—the nonprofit spent $32.7M in 2023 but earned only $23M, diverting funds to legal battles (e.g., lawsuits from publishers like Hachette, Penguin Random House over digital lending and music labels for the Great 78 Project). Prior disruptions include a massive data breach (Oct 2024), forcing weeks-long downtime and a subsequent cyberattack. The legal pressure and funding shortages directly hinder core archiving capabilities, risking irreversible gaps in global web history preservation.
INCIDENT DETAILS -
TYPE
Service DegradationData LeakOperational Disruption
IMPACT
Historical web snapshots (news sites)Potential user data (from 2024 breach)Wayback MachineInternet Archive main websiteWeeks (after October 2024 breach)Partial degradation since May 2025Operational Impact: 87% reduction in archived snapshots for news sites; delayed indexation of 5+ monthsBrand Reputation Impact: High (concerns over historical record completeness and reliability)Ongoing lawsuits from publishers (Controlled Digital Lending)Lawsuits from record labels (Great 78 Project)Potential regulatory scrutiny
DATA BREACH
Historical web snapshots (news sites)Potentially user data (2024 incident)Sensitivity Of Data: Moderate to High (historical records; potential PII in 2024 breach)Data Exfiltration: Unconfirmed (for 2025); confirmed in October 2024 breachWeb page snapshotsPotentially databases (2024)Personally Identifiable Information: Possible (2024 breach)

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