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Wikipedia blacklists website that hijacked users’ computers to run hacking attack

Wikipedia has banned Archive.today after discovering it launched a DDoS attack on a blogger by embedding malicious JavaScript. The archive site allegedly altered web page snapshots to include the blogger's name. This move, effective immediately, aims to protect readers and maintain Wikipedia's integrity, despite some concerns about verifiability.

21 Feb, 13:09 — 21 Feb, 13:09
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