THE DAILY BRIEF

Canvas, the learning management system used by the NYC Public School system and schools nationwide, is down due to an ongoing ransomware attack affecting multiple campuses simultaneously. The incident has disrupted educational services across the country.

► A ransomware attack on critical education infrastructure affects millions of students and demonstrates how widely-deployed SaaS platforms represent systemic vulnerability points.

Legal documents from the Musk-Altman dispute contain 2018 emails showing Microsoft executives were skeptical of OpenAI but hesitated to push the company toward Amazon. The correspondence reveals internal doubts about OpenAI's direction before the Microsoft partnership took off.

► The historical record shows that even Microsoft had reservations about OpenAI's viability, contextualizing the risk in the company's subsequent $13B+ investment bet.

Google and the FBI have issued a joint warning about the Silent Ransom Group, which impersonates IT support to gain physical access to law firms and professional services offices, stealing data via USB drives or remote access tools. Breaches have occurred within hours of initial contact.

► Social engineering via in-person impersonation is bypassing perimeter security entirely, requiring organizations to adopt verification procedures that traditional remote-first defenses cannot address.

Apollo Global Management and Blackstone have finalized a $35 billion financing package for Anthropic to expand its AI infrastructure and purchase chips. The deal represents the latest mega-commitment in the competitive race to secure AI hardware.

► Anthropic's ability to attract $35B in dedicated infrastructure financing outside traditional venture capital shows the market is repricing the cost of building frontier AI models.