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Internet Archive Hit By Major Security Breach And DDOS Attack: 31 Million Accounts Compromised
Thursday, October 10, 2024 - 5:01am | 786Read More...The Internet Archive, a global digital library, has suffered a significant security breach and a DDoS attack, compromising data of 31 million accounts. What Happened: Visitors to The Internet Archive encountered a pop-up message indicating a hack. The site’s founder, Brewster Kahle, later...
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Reddit Stock Surges Nearly 9% After Announcing New Platform Update To Block Automated Content Scraping Following Reports Of Leading AI Startups Ignoring Rules
Wednesday, June 26, 2024 - 2:41am | 552Read More...Social media platform Reddit Inc. (NYSE:RDDT) witnessed a significant surge in its stock value after the company announced a policy update to block automated website scraping. What Happened: Reddit’s stock rose by almost 9% following the announcement of a new policy. The company, in a blog...
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Internet Archive Battles 'Link Rot' Issue: 38% Of 2013 Web Pages Have Disappeared, Says Study
Tuesday, May 28, 2024 - 4:16am | 547Read More...The Internet Archive, the largest digital library globally, is battling with the escalating issue of a problem known as "link rot," the phenomenon of disappearing web pages. What Happened: The Internet Archive, home to 835 billion web pages, is experiencing a swift decay of its content. A recent...
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Bill Ackman Refutes Plagiarism Claims Against Wife, Says He Didn't Use Wikipedia As Source But For Definition Of 15 Words
Wednesday, January 10, 2024 - 8:09am | 569Read More...Bill Ackman, billionaire hedge fund manager, said that they used the Wayback Machine in order to refute allegations of plagiarism against his wife, Neri Oxman, in a long-format post on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday. What Happened: Ackman said that the lawyers for the couple used the Wayback...
