ICYMI February 17, 2025

News stories from last week In Case You Missed It.

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AI startup loses in copyright suit
https://www.linkedin.com/news/story/ai-startup-loses-in-copyright-suit-6582929/

Thomson Reuters wins AI copyright "fair use" ruling against one time competitor
https://www.reuters.com/legal/thomson-reuters-wins-ai-copyright-fair-use-ruling-against-one-time-competitor-2025-02-11/

OpenAI simplifying Product Lineup
https://www.linkedin.com/news/story/openai-simplifying-product-lineup-7166658/

Altman snubs Musk's OpenAI bid
https://www.linkedin.com/news/story/altman-snubs-musks-openai-bid-6569617/

Elon Musk says he'll drop his 97bn dollar bid for OpenAI if it remains non-profit
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/feb/13/elon-musk-openai-non-profit

Arm shocks industry with new chip
https://www.linkedin.com/news/story/arm-shocks-industry-with-new-chip-7170154/

FBI, Europol, NCA Take Down 8Base Ransomware Data Leak and Negotiation Sites
https://thehackernews.com/2025/02/8base-ransomware-data-leak-sites-seized.html

Arizona laptop farmer pleads guilty for funneling $17M to Kim Jung Un
https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/12/arizona_woman_laptop_farm_guilty/

Triplestrength htis victims with triple trouble: Ransomware, cloud hijacks, crypto-mining
https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/11/triplestrength_google/

UK, US, Oz blast holes in LockBit's bulletproof hosting provider Zservers
https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/11/aukus_zservers_lockbit_sanctions/

120K Victims Compromised in Memorial Hospital Ransomware Attack
https://www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/120k-victims-compromised-memorial-hospital-ransomware?

Guilty Plea in Hacking of SEC's X Account That Cause Bitcoin Value Spike
https://www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/guilty-plea-in-hacking-of-the-sec-s-x-account-that-caused-bitcoin-value-spike

Apple Releases Urgent Patch for USB Vulnerability
https://www.darkreading.com/endpoint-security/apple-releases-urgent-patch-usb-vulnerability

President Trump to Nominate Ex-RNC Official as National Cyber Director
https://www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/president-trump-nominate-former-rnc-official-national-cyber-director

OpenAI Was Not Breached, Say Researchers
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/openai-was-not-breached-say/

UK Government Orders Apple to Let Them SPY on Users Worldwide
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9HK7UE4eK8

UK Government orders Apple to let it spy on users' encrypted accounts
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/02/07/apple-encryption-backdoor-uk/

Bipartisan Senate bill would strengthen cybercrime penalties
https://cyberscoop.com/cybercrime-computer-fraud-bill-senate/

PirateFi game on Steam caught installing password stealing malware
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/piratefi-game-on-steam-caught-installing-password-stealing-malware/

zkLend loses 9.5M in crypto heist, asks hacker to return 90%
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/cryptocurrency/zklend-loses-95m-in-crypto-heist-asks-hacker-to-return-90-percent/

Tecnosetsa revives the silk industry with open-source innovation
https://blog.arduino.cc/2025/02/06/tecnoseta-revives-the-silk-industry-with-open-source-innovation/

Videos:
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Video by Pressmaster from Pexels: https://www.pexels.com/video/digital-projection-of-a-planet-geometrical-symmetry-with-relation-to-outer-space-3141208/

Video by Pressmaster from Pexels: https://www.pexels.com/video/digital-presentation-of-data-and-information-3130284/

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Crysis 2 Remastered - Part 1
https://rumble.com/v4cvriu-crysis-2-remastered-part-1-no-commentary.html?mref=2tvlrc&mc=4yage

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