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Teacher arrested for clapping in opposition at an AI data center meeting
2 months ago
- A teacher in Emporia, Kansas, was arrested for clapping five times in support of a speaker opposing a data center zoning change, charged with disorderly conduct and interference with law enforcement.
- Despite community warnings about strain on local power supply and water quality, the zoning changes for the Flint Hills Digital Campus were approved, though construction still requires additional permits.
- Previous data center dissenters have been arrested, including an Oklahoma farmer, and some jurisdictions like Seattle and New York have enacted moratoriums to study impacts.
- The 'ratepayer protection pledge' signed by Trump and some governors lacks legal power, and Oregon is the only state with a law requiring large electricity consumers to pay fair share, leading to data center rate increases.
- The teacher is out on bail and said the arrest will not deter him from speaking out or clapping.
Person Opposing Data Center Arrested for Clapping at City Meeting
2 months ago
- A high school physics teacher, Lux Claridge, was arrested for clapping during a city council meeting in Emporia, Kansas.
- Claridge attended the meeting to oppose a proposed hyperscale data center on 1,000 acres of rural land.
- The city commissioner warned attendees not to clap; Claridge clapped after a speaker finished and was ordered to leave.
- Claridge refused to leave, was handcuffed and dragged out by police, and later charged with disorderly conduct and interference with police.
- The Emporia Police Department denied a public records request for the arrest report, citing an active criminal investigation.
- The meeting lasted nearly five hours, with most residents opposing the data center; the commission voted 5-0 to approve it.
- The data center's developer, Gary Pinkston, claimed in bankruptcy court that he was not involved with the project, contradicting an op-ed he published.
- Claridge's brother, a candidate for state representative, condemned the arrest as a violation of First Amendment rights.
24,650 internet-accessible BMCs leak password-derived hashes before login
2 months ago
- A 20-year-old vulnerability (CVE-2013-4786) in IPMI 2.0 allows offline password cracking by exposing password-derived hashes before authentication.
- Over 36,000 data center servers exposed IPMI interfaces to the public internet, with 24,650 vulnerable to hash disclosure.
- Weak or factory-default passwords on BMCs (e.g., Supermicro and HPE) are recoverable via GPU-based cracking within minutes to hours.
- Compromised BMCs provide privileged, persistent access below the operating system, enabling lateral movement across management networks.
- AI infrastructure is especially at risk due to shared management networks and high-value GPU systems.
- Recommendations include blocking UDP port 623, replacing default passwords, isolating BMCs on private networks, and continuous monitoring.

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Teacher arrested for clapping in opposition at an AI data center meeting

Person Opposing Data Center Arrested for Clapping at City Meeting

24,650 internet-accessible BMCs leak password-derived hashes before login