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The Internet Archive is under attack, with a popup claiming a ‘catastrophic’ breach (www.theverge.com)
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[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago

In this case it’s looking like people trying to showcase their skill and possibly get bragging rights or at least a reputation for doing these attacks which they can use to earn money from others for these types of services.