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submitted 6 days ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/world@lemmy.world

A group linked to a pro-Palestinian hacktivist movement has launched a catastrophic cyberattack revealing the details of 31 million people, compromising their email addresses and screen names.

An account on X under the name SN_BlackMeta claimed responsibility for the attack on The Internet Archive, a nonprofit organization, and implied that further attacks were planned. The Internet Archive is known for its digital library and the Wayback Machine. SN_BlackMeta has previously been linked to an attack against a Middle Eastern financial institution earlier this year, and a security firm has linked it to a pro-Palestinian hacktivist movement.

Encrypted passwords were also exposed and although these are relatively safe, users have been advised to change their passwords. And one expert has told Newsweek people should avoid browsing or using any files obtained from the site until it has declared an "all clear."

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[-] Milk_Sheikh@lemm.ee 51 points 6 days ago

Yeahhhh this one seems fishy. Unlike the “Handala Hacks” group (seemingly 100% an Iranian state affair) who basically doxxed Israeli citizens and security industry heads, where’s the play in this?

  • No ransomware attempt, just DDoS and data grab
  • Email and handles compromised, not major info like bank details or SSNs
  • VERY publicly pro-Palestine/Palestinian, makes zero mention of occupation, apartheid, civilian suffering, etc
  • Tortured ‘link’ between a non-profit .org and the US:Israel alliance as justification

Psyops gonna psyop

[-] Saleh@feddit.org 18 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Yeah, seems to be about driving wedges in the progressive movements. IA is often used to access information and store proof of it. Especially when governments, newspapers etc. sneaky edit out statements that are incriminating, be it morally or quite often legally.

It is a tool heavily used by pro Palestinian and other progressive activists, with no reason to jeopardize it.

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