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  • Slashdot: Judge Allows Nationwide Class Action Against Anthropic Over Alleged Piracy of 7 Million Books For AI Training

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    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/07/17/1548245/judge-allows-nationwide-class-action-against-anthropic-over-alleged-piracy-of-7-million-books-for-ai-training?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Judge Allows Nationwide Class Action Against Anthropic Over Alleged Piracy of 7 Million Books For AI Training Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: A federal judge in California has authorized a class-action lawsuit against Anthropic, allowing authors to represent all U.S. writers potentially affected by the company’s…

  • The Register: LLMs can hoover up data from books, judge rules

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/24/anthropic_book_llm_training_ok/ Source: The Register Title: LLMs can hoover up data from books, judge rules Feedly Summary: Anthropic scores a qualified victory in fair use case, but got slapped for using over 7 million pirated copies One of the most tech-savvy judges in the US has ruled that Anthropic is within its rights to…

  • Slashdot: Disney, NBCU Sue AI Image Generator Midjourney Over Copyright Infringement

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    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/06/11/1533241/disney-nbcu-sue-ai-image-generator-midjourney-over-copyright-infringement?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Disney, NBCU Sue AI Image Generator Midjourney Over Copyright Infringement Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Disney and NBCUniversal have initiated a landmark copyright infringement lawsuit against the AI image generator Midjourney for allegedly using copyrighted materials without permission. This case highlights the tensions between AI-generated content…

  • Slashdot: Football and Other Premium TV Being Pirated At ‘Industrial Scale’

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    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/05/31/0029226/football-and-other-premium-tv-being-pirated-at-industrial-scale?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Football and Other Premium TV Being Pirated At ‘Industrial Scale’ Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The report highlights the significant shortcomings of major tech firms in preventing the theft of premium video services through devices like the Amazon Fire Stick, which have become enablers of piracy.…

  • Krebs on Security: Oops: DanaBot Malware Devs Infected Their Own PCs

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    Source URL: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/05/oops-danabot-malware-devs-infected-their-own-pcs/ Source: Krebs on Security Title: Oops: DanaBot Malware Devs Infected Their Own PCs Feedly Summary: The U.S. government today unsealed criminal charges against 16 individuals accused of operating and selling DanaBot, a prolific strain of information-stealing malware that has been sold on Russian cybercrime forums since 2018. The FBI says a newer…

  • The Register: Microsoft adds Grok – the most unhinged chatbot – to Azure AI buffet

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/19/microsoft_adds_xais_grok_3/ Source: The Register Title: Microsoft adds Grok – the most unhinged chatbot – to Azure AI buffet Feedly Summary: Never mind the chatbot’s recent erratic behavior Microsoft has added xAI’s Grok 3 family to its Azure AI Foundry platform, seemingly unfazed by the firm’s rivalry with Microsoft investee OpenAI or the chatbot’s…

  • Slashdot: Alleged ‘Scattered Spider’ Member Extradited to US

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    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/04/30/2234218/alleged-scattered-spider-member-extradited-to-us?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Alleged ‘Scattered Spider’ Member Extradited to US Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text covers the extradition of a Scottish cybercriminal, Tyler Robert Buchanan, who is linked to the Scattered Spider hacking group. His involvement includes significant wire fraud and identity theft, with implications for information…

  • Krebs on Security: Alleged ‘Scattered Spider’ Member Extradited to U.S.

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    Source URL: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/04/alleged-scattered-spider-member-extradited-to-u-s/ Source: Krebs on Security Title: Alleged ‘Scattered Spider’ Member Extradited to U.S. Feedly Summary: A 23-year-old Scottish man thought to be a member of the prolific Scattered Spider cybercrime group was extradited last week from Spain to the United States, where he is facing charges of wire fraud, conspiracy and identity theft.…