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Hitachi Vantara takes servers offline after Akira ransomware attack
Hitachi Vantara, a subsidiary of Japanese multinational conglomerate Hitachi, was forced to take servers offline over the weekend to contain an Akira ransomware attack. The company provides data storage, infrastructure systems, cloud management, and ransomware recovery services to government entities and some of the world’s biggest brands, including BMW, Telefónica, T-Mobile, and China Telecom. In a statement shared with BleepingComputer,…
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Harper Is an Offline Alternative to Grammarly for Obsidian
Obsidian is my favorite productivity tool. I use it for all of my writing, as a journaling app, and to replace multiple productivity tools. There’s a big downside, though: no grammar checking tool. Grammarly is the best known grammar checking tool, but there’s no way to add it to Obsidian. I also wouldn’t enable it even if I could. Grammarly…
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Why was Zoom knocked offline this week? There’s some finger-pointing – Computerworld
Asked for comment, Markmonitor’s parent company, Newfold Digital, which owns diverse providers offering web hosting, web design, and online marketing, sent this statement: “Markmonitor did include the client on our communications with GoDaddy Registry. That said, we believe there are opportunities to improve co-ordination and communication between GoDaddy Registry and Markmonitor, and we are committed to making that happen.” Computerworld…
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Everest ransomware’s dark web leak site defaced, now offline
The dark web leak site of the Everest ransomware gang has apparently been hacked over the weekend by an unknown attacker and is now offline. The unknown attacker replaced the website’s contents with the following sarcastic message: “Don’t do crime CRIME IS BAD xoxo from Prague.” The Everest operation has since taken down its leak site, which no longer loads…
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How to Appear Offline on Steam
If Steam has been your go-to gaming platform for years, you may have accommodated a lot of friends. In that case, if you’re trying to sneak in a game or two of your favorite online multiplayer, you may get bombarded with messages that may ruin your flow. However, there is a way to avoid this, by changing your Steam account’s…
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Shopify pulls Kanye’s website offline over swastika merch
On Tuesday, Shopify shut down the Yeezy store run by Ye (formerly known as Kanye West) after it listed shirts with swastikas for sale as reported earlier by Bloomberg and NBC News. Ye advertised the site in a commercial shown during the Super Bowl on Sunday. It previously sold things like sneakers and t-shirts, but on Monday, the only item…
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Two of the world’s largest cyber crime forums knocked offline
Two of the world’s largest cyber crime forums have been taken down following an international law enforcement sting. Cracked and Nulled boasted more than 10 million users between them, hosting discussions on cyber crime as well as operating as marketplaces for illegal goods and cyber crime as a service offers, such as stolen data, malware, or hacking tools. “Cybercrime-as-a-service is…
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TikTok says it will go offline on Sunday if Biden doesn’t intervene
TikTok says it plans to go offline on Sunday, January 19th if the Biden administration doesn’t intervene. The company confirms earlier reporting that it will be “forced to go dark” on the 19th unless the outgoing administration provides a “definitive statement” assuring its “most critical service providers” that they won’t be held liable for breaking the law. Those providers include…
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LG’s lightweight Gram laptops get new Intel chips and offline AI features
LG has announced additions to its ultra-light Gram and Gram Pro laptop lineup, adding cloud-based and on-device AI-powered features that go beyond its current Gram laptops. The 16-inch Gram Pro will also be the first Copilot Plus PC in the LG Gram lineup and is further distinguished as the only model using the Intel Lunar Lake Core Ultra V-Series processors.…
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Massive live sports piracy ring with 812 million yearly visits taken offline
The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) has taken down one of the world’s largest live sports streaming piracy rings, with over 821 million visits last year. ACE says the Markkystreams Vietnam-based operation was the largest illegal sports streaming service it has shut down to date. The piracy ring primarily targeted audiences across the United States and Canada, streaming sports events daily from all the U.S. sports…
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