We almost made it through Black October. Then $6.36 billion was stolen from Binance, with most of the theft unfolding in about 20 minutes. From this wave of cyberattacks to AI swarms, secret communication channels, and “cloaked daemons,” we explore a disturbing question: what happens when protecting the internet requires AI systems we can’t afford to turn off? ______________________________________________ My Links 🔗 ➡️ Twitter: https://x.com/WesRothMoney ➡️ AI Newsletter: https://natural20.beehiiv.com/subscribe Want to work with me? Brand, sponsorship & business inquiries: wesroth@smoothmedia.co ______________________________________________ SOURCES Binance theft: TRM Labs investigation https://www.trmlabs.com/resources/blog/north-korea-steals-usd-6-36-billion-from-binance-in-the-largest-hack-in-history Binance's official incident update https://www.binance.com/en/support/announcement/detail/d3306d9dca5243548c813b605e1d1751 Military refrigeration failures and suspected cyberattack https://www.militarytimes.com/pentagon/2026/10/29/pentagon-treating-military-base-freezer-malfunctions-as-suspected-cyberattack-officials-say/ GMO's customer security update https://internet.gmo/en/news/article/263/ Polymarket theft: technical investigation https://report-uri.ghost.io/polymarkets-csp-allowed-every-part-of-the-2-6-million-crypto-theft/ Oracle Health breach disclosures https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/healthcare-information-technology/ehrs/oracle-health-breach-exposed-data-of-nearly-20-million-people-report/ DHS employee data leak https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/major-us-homeland-security-breach-exposes-details-on-41-000-employees-undercover-ice-agents-and-contractors-unmasked-in-icepick-data-dump
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