Electricity and the IT Privacy and Security Weekly Update for the week ending January 6th, 2026

EP 273. This year starts with the high cost of Electricity and gets left exposed.

Communities Across America Mobilize Against Massive AI-Powered Data Center Expansions.

Surging GPS Interference Disrupts U.S. Aviation, Highlighting Growing Vulnerabilities in Critical Infrastructure.

Cybersecurity Researchers Outsmart Notorious Cybercrime Group with Elaborate Honeypot Trap.

Malicious Chrome Extensions Exposed for Stealthily Harvesting User Credentials from Over 170 Websites.

Grok AI Faces Intense Scrutiny for Generating Widespread Nonconsensual Sexualized Images of Women.

Investigative…

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