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I Teach Spin and Wish Everyone Knew These Rules of Group Fitness Etiquette
As a spin class instructor and longtime Peloton fanatic, I am speaking with some authority when I say find people with bad group fitness etiquette extremely annoying, and that I know all the rules they should be following. Now, the last thing I want is to discourage anyone from taking a class, so before I get into the etiquette and…
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The Open Cloud Coalition wants to create a more open European cloud market – but is there more to the group than meets the eye?
There’s a new cloud lobby group on the scene in Europe, but it’s not gone down well with one major industry player. Launched this week, the Open Cloud Coalition is a “new alliance of leading cloud providers and users,” as the organization describes itself. Alongside Google, the OCC has ten other members, including Centerprise, Civo, Clairo AI, ControlPlane, DTP Group,…
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AMD and Intel’s new x86 advisory group looks to tackle Arm, but will it succeed?
Intel and AMD have announced they will partner up to create an ‘x86 ecosystem advisory group’ in a move some experts think will help the pair fight off competition from UK chipmaker Arm. The x86 is a complex instruction set computer (CISC) architecture that powers most of the world’s CPU market – according to Statista, Intel’s x86 processors made up…
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The NCSC and FBI just issued a major alert over a state-backed hacker group – here’s what you need to know
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has warned that Iran-linked hackers are using social engineering to target government officials, lobbyists, and others. In a joint advisory with the FBI, the NCSC said hackers working for Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) are carrying out spear phishing attacks against people with links to Iranian and Middle Eastern affairs. They’ve been impersonating victims’…
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A cyber criminal group behind an MFA bypass operation promised hackers “profit within minutes” – they’re now facing lengthy jail sentences
Three men have pleaded guilty in a UK court after operating a website assisting cyber criminals to bypass multi-factor authentication. The group, composed of Vijayasidhurshan Vijayanathan, Callum Picari, and Aza Siddeeque, ran the OTP[.]Agency site between September 2019 and March 2021, when the page was shut down. During this period, the NCA suggested the trio could have made as much…
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LockBit claims breach on Canada’s largest school board: Is the group back with a vengeance?
LockBit has claimed responsibility for a breach on the Toronto District School Board (TDSB), as well as a series of other unconfirmed incidents, after a period of ostensible inactivity. TDSB is the largest school board in Canada with a catchment comprising over 580 schools and around 235,000 students. The initial intrusion occurred on June 12 2024, when TDSB discovered an…
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European semiconductor group urges accelerated support and policy overhaul – Computerworld
“Finally, the ‘Chips Act 2.0’ should include mechanisms for flexibility and adaptability to rapidly respond to industry shifts and geopolitical changes, ensuring that the EU’s strategy remains relevant and effective in the evolving semiconductor landscape,” Rawat added. Overcoming export restrictions A significant challenge has been the trade restrictions placed on companies like ASML regarding exports to China. The ESIA has…
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Ransomware group Play claims responsibility for attack on Microchip Technology
This morning, ransomware group Play added Microchip Technology, Inc. to its data leak site. On August 20 in a SEC filing, the chipmaker confirmed it had been hit by a cyber attack on August 17 and that some systems had been disrupted. Play has given Microchip Technology just two days (until August 29) to pay its ransom or it will…
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Suspected leader of ‘prolific’ Reveton ransomware group arrested and deported to US
Maksim Silnikau, the suspected leader of a ransomware group who went by the online alias of ‘J.P. Morgan’, has been arrested and extradited to the US. Silnikau and his group had been under investigation by the National Crime Agency (NCA) since 2015, with parallel investigations also being run by the US Secret Service (USSS) and the FBI. At the end…
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