internet archive Internet Archive Hit by Massive Data Breach and DDoS Attack The Internet Archive suffers a severe security incident that exposes 31 million user email addresses and usernames. The nonprofit organization successfully fends off a simultaneous DDoS attack and works to secure its systems.
internet archive Publishers Win Final Ruling Against Internet Archive's Unlicensed E-Book Lending A federal court delivers a definitive defeat to the Internet Archive by upolding a previous ruling that its pandemic-era e-book lending program constitutes copyright infringement. The decision ends a lengthy legal battle but leaves the future of digital library lending uncertain.
myspace Internet Archive Rescues 450,000 Songs Lost in Myspace Data Disaster The Internet Archive uploads a collection of 450,000 Myspace songs saved before the platform accidentally deleted millions of tracks. The rescued files include rare early work from famous artists like Donald Glover and Katy Perry.