## Hackers Claim 'Catastrophic' Internet Archive Attack

Authored by newsweek.com

An account on X under the name SN_BlackMeta claimed responsibility for the attack on The Internet Archive, a nonprofit organization, and implied that further attacks were planned.

The Internet Archive, the nonprofit that runs the Wayback Machine, suffered from a catastrophic hack exposing the details of 31 million users.

Brewster Kahle, founder and digital librarian of the Internet Archive, confirmed the breach and acknowledged the ongoing DDoS attacks.

In posts on X from October 9, SN_BlackMeta stated: "The Internet archive has and is suffering from a devastating attack.

Internet Archive users subscribed to Have I Been Pwned were made aware of the data breach late on Wednesday evening when they received an email titled 'You're one of 31,081,179 people pwned in the Internet Archive data breach'.

In the email, they were told that "In September 2024, the digital library of internet sites Internet Archive suffered a data breach that exposed 31M records. »

### TD Bank hit with record $3 billion fine over drug cartel money laundering, source says

Authored by cnn.com

TD Bank will pay $3 billion to settle charges that it failed to properly monitor money laundering by drug cartels, regulators announced Thursday.

The fine includes a $1.3 billion penalty that will be paid to the US Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, a record fine for a bank.

TD also intends to pay $1.8 billion to the US Justice Department and plead guilty to resolve the US government’s investigation that the bank violated of the Bank Secrecy Act and allowed money laundering. »

### Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds Donate $1 Million to Hurricanes Helene and Milton Relief Efforts

Authored by variety.com

Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds have donated $1 million to relief efforts for Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton, which have wreaked havoc on states including Florida and North Carolina.

“We thank Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds for donating $1 million to our disaster relief fund for Hurricanes Helene and Milton.

Their longtime support of Feeding America in times of crisis has helped our network on the ground before, during and after disasters. »

### Bath & Body Works Apologizes, Removes Candle With KKK Hood-Like Design

Authored by tmz.com

Bath & Body Works is scrambling to remove a holiday candle off its shelves ... after the packaging was compared to hoods worn by the Ku Klux Klan.

Critics quickly called for the candle to be canceled ... and for those behind the controversial product to be fired.

Why I’m thinking Bath and Body Works have a new fragrance and it’s the same fragrance only in kente cloth colors 🥴😪 pic.twitter.com/PJpaMlNikb — SMOOTH MELANIN (@smoothmelanin) January 29, 2022 @smoothmelanin. »

### With development costs rising, we need to make games based on user feedback, not numbers and data from the past, says NEXON Games executive

Authored by automaton-media.com

With development costs rising, we need to make games based on user feedback, not numbers and data from the past, says NEXON Games executive.

When asked about how NEXON Games assesses potential games, the process Park describes focuses more on listening to users’ feedback than analyzing market data and calculating forecasts.

But with development costs gradually increasing, errors in the numbers can accumulate, and you can find your game falling apart at release. »

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