Hardware security researchers reveal on November 1, 2026 that a Lenovo-branded fingerprint USB drive marketed as AES-256 encrypted contains an unencrypted plain microSD card inside, while follow-up audits uncover backdoors in other secure drives.
Month: November 2026
Sam Altman meets with Samsung leadership to secure more RAM for data centers amid crushing shortages
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman travels to South Korea to meet with Samsung leadership regarding memory supply as AI data center buildouts strain global DRAM and HBM availability.
New AI-driven Windows malware feeds stolen data to Claude to rank victims’ assets by value, then deletes itself
Tom’s Hardware reports on a new Windows infostealer malware analyzed on November 1, 2026 that uses Anthropic’s Claude API (with fallback models) to evaluate and rank stolen victim files by financial value before self-deleting.
Northstar Security Exits Stealth With $7M to Expose Toxic Risk Combinations
Cybersecurity startup Northstar Security exits stealth on November 1, 2026 with $7 million in funding to map identity, asset, and vulnerability connections using AI agents.
AI agents don’t have to break security controls to go rogue. Here’s how to keep them in check
VentureBeat analyzes ‘authority failure’ versus ‘containment failure’ in enterprise AI agents and outlines five architectural rules for attenuating credentials and binding policy decisions to transaction context.
Sharks welcome cancer survivor to meet Misa
The San Jose Sharks host a young cancer survivor on November 1, 2026 to meet rookie forward Michael Misa for Hockey Fights Cancer month.
McKenna gets closest he’ll find to rookie-year homecoming with Maple Leafs
NHL.com profiles rookie phenom Gavin McKenna ahead of his appearance in Toronto on November 1, 2026.
Zadorov fined maximum for roughing in Bruins game
The NHL Department of Player Safety fines Boston Bruins defenseman Nikita Zadorov the maximum allowable amount on November 1, 2026 for roughing in a game against Carolina.
Arniel not concerned about job as Jets coach after ninth straight loss
Winnipeg Jets head coach Scott Arniel says he is focused on solutions rather than his job security after Winnipeg’s shutout loss to Carolina extends its losing streak to nine games.
NHL Status Report: Pulock out 2-4 weeks for Islanders
The New York Islanders announce on Sunday, November 1, 2026 that defenseman Ryan Pulock will miss two to four weeks with an upper-body injury, while Ottawa’s Andre Burakovsky and Warren Foegele are out three to four weeks.