The Internet Archive was crippled by DDoS attacks

The Internet Archive was hit by a series of DDoS attacks this week that took the service offline. I noticed a popup on the website today as the online database went down. The popup has now disappeared, but the website is currently unavailable.

Internet Archive founder Brewster Kahle has provided updates on the attacks on A DDoS organization called Blackmeta is responsible for the attacks, with the confusing message that the platform is “owned by the US.” The Internet Archive is a nonprofit organization that provides free access to an extensive software and media library and hosts the Wayback Machine web archive.

It has been the target of DDoS attacks, but this week’s attacks are the latest in a string of bad news for the Internet Archive. The platform has been involved in a legal battle over e-book copyrights, recently appearing before the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.