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The Latest Breaking News from the Internet Archive

Courts Are Coming for Digital Libraries

A federal court recently said the Internet Archive is not protected by fair use doctrine.

Reason

The Internet Archive hit with a new level of cyberattack

The Internet Archive failed to rotate API keys, which meant attackers still had some level of access.

TechRadar

Internet Archive is back up in a provisional "read-only" state since cyberattack

Internet Archive works its way back online following sustained attacks and a major September security breach.

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31 million users impacted by Internet Archive data breach — what we know

A threat actor compromised 'The Wayback Machine' and millions of users information has been stolen.

Tom’s Guide

Internet Archive Reels From 'Catastrophic' Cyberattack, Data Breach

The Internet Archive, an online repository of web pages, was offline Thursday after its founder confirmed a major cyberattack that exposed the data of millions of users and left the site defaced.

International Business Times

Internet Archive hacked and 31 million user accounts leaked — hacking group 'SN_Blackmeta' claims responsibility

Hacking group 'SN_Blackmeta' hacked The Internet Archive and leaked 31 Million user account data which includes emails and hashed passwords in an SQL file and defaced the website with a pop-up message.

Tom’s Hardware

Change your passwords: Attackers claim a 'catastrophic security breach' of the Internet Archive, with 31 million emails and hashed passwords captured

"See 31 million of you on HIBP!"

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Internet Archive hacked, millions of records stolen following DDoS attack

One of the internet's best resources has been hacked, with 31 million Internet Archive users reportedly affected.

TechRadar

Internet Archive hack exposes data of 31 million users

One of the web's most important sites has suffered a data breach and series of DDoS attacks

Evening Standard

A veteran developer found a beta build of Half-Life in his storage unit and has made it available for anyone to download

Videogame preservation in action.

PC Gamer

How to access archived web pages in Google

Step into a virtual time machine and see how websites used to look.

Tom’s Guide

Wayback Machine links are now are part of Google Search — here's what's new

Google and the Internet Archive have teamed up to provide WayBack Machine links for older versions of websites.

Tom’s Guide

The Internet Archive has lost the appeal for its landmark copyright case, agreeing to pay an undisclosed amount to publishers

This has been four years in the making.

PC Gamer

Paramount rounds out a grim month for media preservation by nuking 25 years of Comedy Central video

Why keep today what you may or may not sell again tomorrow?

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The internet's memory is under threat

The Internet Archive, which is the best shot at permanence for online content that is all too fragile, is facing major legal threats.

PC Gamer

'Devastating loss': Digital lending library, Internet Archive, removes 500,000 books after being sued by publishers

It's hoped that a successful appeal will allow Internet Archive to restore its full listing and continue lending the books.

Tom’s Hardware

Internet Archive facing sustained cyber attacks — nonprofit struggles with 'impactful, targeted, adaptive' DDoS campaign

The Internet Archive has been facing sustained cyber attacks since Sunday. At the same time, it is being sued by the US book publishing and US recording industries associations.

TechRadar

The Internet Archive is fighting a major battle against DDoS attacks

The Internet Archive and its very handy Wayback Machine are experiencing technical difficulties amid a DDoS attack.

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Wayback Machine Used To Retrieve News Articles In Court Case

Learn how the Wayback Machine is used in court cases to access archived news articles for evidence.

TechRadar

Open Internet, web scraping, and AI: the unbreakable link

With existing technological capabilities, open access to publicly available web data is the only way to improve the quality of AI outputs.

TechRadar

From digital archive into dust: Google bids a farewell to cached web pages, with users mourning the historic feature

Google announces end of cached pages, and points to improved web reliability. However, users lament the loss of a valuable resource and the end of an era.

Android Central

Google confirms it is phasing out cache links in search results

Cache links have been disappearing for months, and now Google's Search Liaison has confirmed it will be retiring them for good.

Reason

The Pirate Preservationists

When keeping cultural archives safe means stepping outside the law

The Conversation

Internet Archive's digital library has been found in breach of copyright. The decision has some important implications

“Information wants to be free” – but at what cost?

TechRadar

Someone needs to save the Internet Archives from the lawyers and I have an idea

It's time for the US Library of Congress to buy the Internet Archive before the lawyers destroy our online history.

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