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Community Commitments Leave Questions About Future AI Compute Capacity
OpenAI is promising to cover power costs and give communities more say over data center construction after an election backlash. The commitments apply to campuses it owns and operates, leaving questions about partner-built capacity and the pace of enterprise AI expansion.

Potential $1.5 Trillion Valuation Raises Stakes for Frontier Model Makers, AI Supply Chain
The Anthropic IPO represents the first true test of the longevity and financial viability of AI as a sector, and it may affect how other companies within the AI supply chain may or may not benefit from the monster-sized investment Anthropic and other capital-intensive model makers demand.

Botched Network Migration Allowed Unauthorized Access to Internal Customer Archive
DigiCert exposed customer data, including passports and driver's licenses, after a botched network migration opened an internal archive to unauthorized access. The breach went undetected for over a year, exposing security and monitoring failures.

A Look at How Efforts to Get Competing Suitors to Pursue Varonis Came Up Empty
The largest security acquisition of 2026 started with initial outreach 20 months ago and included extensive, unsuccessful efforts to get counteroffers from other tech and private equity firms. Thoma Bravo Partner Chip Virnig first requested a meeting with Varonis CEO Yaki Faitelson in March 2025.

Why Better AI Models Alone Can't Establish Reliability in Autonomous Security
Improving AI accuracy alone does not automatically make autonomous agents trustworthy. Enterprises need to understand what agents can access, which actions they can execute and how they behave in production before expanding their decision-making authority.

Pwning Ray-Bans and VWs, Finding Resilience, Escaping Containers, Embracing Chaos
Cyber and Berlin go together like currywurst and craft beer, clubbing and techno, the Brandenburg Gate and Reichstag Dome - and the cyberpunks are back for this year's annual Nullcon cybersecurity conference. Cue research-led briefings, training, competitions and more.

OT Environment Tests Experience and Judgment - Not Just Technical Skills
An OT capture-the-flag exercise showed me why context separates solving a technical puzzle from understanding an incident - and why hands-on practice still matters even when AI can help find answers.

Prosecutors Say Suspects Exploited Network Flaws to Mine Cryptocurrency
Two Canadian nationals face charges in the United States for hacking university supercomputers, stealing login credentials and mining cryptocurrency for financial gain. Canada extradited one of the suspects to the United States; federal prosecutors still seek custody of the other alleged hacker.

Artificial Intelligence Needs Human Help to Hack OT - For Now
A fully AI-powered hack against OT today is still a fantasy, the breathless stuff of hype, according to many experts. But how long will it stay that way? Advanced models can more-or-less reliably, and with some human guidance, autonomously execute each separate step in a multi-stage attack.

Also: BTCPay, Mercado, Polymarket Hacks
This week, a $37 million scam suspect was extradited, BTCPay wallets were drained, Trezor warned of tampering, robbers who stole $8 million were sentenced, Mercado reported a $46 million breach, Polymarket offered refunds and a phone theft cost $14,000.

Crédit Mutuel Arkéa Blames Third-Party Breach
French financial institution Crédit Mutuel Arkéa says a cyberattack led to the theft of 100 million euros - $112 million - which it is now trying to recover. Crédit Mutuel Arkéa says it fell victim to a supply chain attack that did not involve human error.

Attackers Impersonated IT Worker to Steal Credentials, Access Patient Data
Marathon Health is notifying nearly 5.7 million people of a data breach involving an attacker who impersonated an IT worker, stole an employee's credentials and accessed a cloud-hosted application. The incident highlights a rise in social engineering threats facing healthcare organizations.

Binance Sees $3.6B in Net Outflows as THORChain Faces FBI Blocking Request
The FBI has blamed North Korea's TraderTraitor hackers to the $6 billion-plus Binance theft and asked crypto services to block hundreds of linked addresses - but the stolen funds are still moving, and customers have pulled billions from the exchange since withdrawals reopened.

New Safeguards Improve Misbehavior Detection but Struggle With Unknown Threats
OpenAI and Anthropic, in separate posts, said they have expanded their agent misbehavior detection methods to prevent rogue agents from proliferating. But while the technology showed improved recognition of misalignment, it is not foolproof, highlighting the gap between innovation and guardrails.

TV Boxes, Telehealth Devices and Digital Signage Sold With Unwanted Bonus
Google disrupted an Android botnet operated by Chinese manufacturer Videostrong, which preinstalled persistent XCPE malware in device firmware and sold criminal affiliates access to more than 1 million compromised devices for advertising fraud, residential proxy abuse and data theft worldwide.

Why Millions of Cybersecurity Jobs Go Unfilled as Talent Struggles to Advance
Cybersecurity's hiring crisis extends beyond workforce shortages. Unrealistic job descriptions exclude newcomers, weak succession planning stalls future CISOs and burnout strains existing teams. Rethinking entry-level requirements and leadership development can help break the cycle.

Hims & Hers Defends Sharing Sensitive Health Data. America Shrugs and Clicks Agree.
Hims & Hers says its privacy policy warned users their sex lives could be used for advertising intelligence. The FTC alleges Meta got the data. But with most Americans resigned to losing their privacy, perhaps Silicon Valley's biggest achievement is convincing us to click "I Agree."