Internet Archive Data Breach

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.

Exposed data

Recommended actions

• Change your Internet Archive password immediately, and update it anywhere you reused the same password.
• Enable two-factor authentication on the affected account and on your critical services (email, banking).
• Watch for targeted phishing emails referencing Internet Archive — attackers weaponise breach data quickly.
• Check whether your email address appears in this breach on haveibeenpwned.com.