Day: October 8, 2023

Museum Collection Of Historical TV Culture At Risk Due To Copyright Takedowns

Posted on by Robin Edgar

[…] the informal nature of their collections means that they are exposed to serious threats from copyright, as the recent experience of The Museum of Classic Chicago Television makes clear. The Museum explains why it exists: The Museum of Classic Chicago Television (FuzzyMemoriesTV) is constantly searching out vintage material on old videotapes saved in basements or Read more about Museum Collection Of Historical TV Culture At Risk Due To Copyright Takedowns[…]

MGM Resorts cyberattack to cost $100 million

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MGM Resorts has admitted that the cyberattack it suffered in September will likely cost the company at least $100 million. The effects of the attack are expected to make a substantial dent in the entertainment giant’s third-quarter earnings and still have a noticeable impact in its Q4 too, although this is predicted to be “minimal.” Read more about MGM Resorts cyberattack to cost $100 million[…]

23andMe DNA site scraping incident leaked data on 1.3 million users

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Genetic testing giant 23andMe confirmed that a data scraping incident resulted in hackers gaining access to sensitive user information and selling it on the dark web. The information of nearly 7 million 23andMe users was offered for sale on a cybercriminal forum this week. The information included origin estimation, phenotype, health information, photos, identification data Read more about 23andMe DNA site scraping incident leaked data on 1.3 million users[…]