Overview
- The October 30 subpoena to Canadian registrar Tucows targets records tied to Archive.today and its mirrors Archive.is and Archive.ph.
- It seeks the customer name, service and billing addresses, telephone connection records, payment details, IP addresses, session times, and types of services used.
- Archive.today posted the subpoena on X, prompting coverage from outlets including Heise, 404 Media, and The Verge.
- The FBI, Tucows, and Archive.today did not respond to requests for comment as of the latest reports.
- The operator’s identity remains unconfirmed, with an early domain registration listing the unverified name “Denis Petrov” in Prague, and the service is widely used to preserve pages and bypass paywalls.