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2026-11-01
Board-relevant items as they surface, curated daily from the same collection pipeline that feeds the Sunday newsletter. Headline and source only. The full risk analysis runs every Sunday.
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Pentagon investigates a suspected hack behind freezer failures at about six on-base military grocery stores
Cyber Command and Defense Department law-enforcement units are investigating after a freezer at Fort Huachuca in Arizona entered defrost mode in August and spoiled its contents.
United States
Bankrupt AI company Character.AI's privacy policy permits transferring personal information in a sale, the Justice Department says
The Justice Department's bankruptcy office says the policy was updated on July 1st while the company sought buyers, and wants a privacy ombudsman to advise what may be sold.
Online fashion retailer Revolve told US securities regulators that customers' saved card numbers may have been taken
Revolve says names, contact details, card numbers and expiration dates may have been taken by automated means from customers who saved payment information, and that it does not believe the incident will have a material impact.
Around the World
Mexico's federal audit office says two business groups ran 8.87 billion Mexican pesos of deals with public bodies over twelve years
The audit office, the ASF, told lawmakers some of the groups' companies bill with fewer than five workers, or none, and that a winning bidder subcontracted a firm that had bid against it.
The FBI says North Korea's TraderTraitor unit was behind the theft of about $6.3 billion in tokens from the crypto exchange Binance
Binance says it has covered 95% of the stolen tokens and will restart withdrawals in phases from today, with the remaining 5% less liquid and slower to source.
Malaysia Airlines says customer data processed through Amadeus, its reservation-technology provider, may be affected
Cathay Pacific, Japan Airlines, Asiana and other airlines have reported customer data compromised in the Amadeus breach in recent days.
Senegal's governing party, Pastef, voted down the revised 2026 budget a second time
Pastef holds the parliamentary majority, and rejected the amended finance law citing doubts that the deficit and debt figures are honest.
The US approved a possible $2.1 billion sale of 500 Patriot interceptor missiles to Ukraine, paid for by Ukraine's partners
Ukraine will pay with donations from Canada, Germany and Norway and with national funds financed by the EU's Ukraine Support Loan.
Serbia's central bank pulled the license of Alta, one of the country's largest banks
The central bank said it acted to protect depositors after liquidity checks, and deposits are insured to 50,000 euros.
German gas storage was 61.35% full on October 30th, against Germany's own 80% target for November 1st
Germany's gas storage industry association, INES, says storage remains at record lows ahead of winter and that the country must review and improve how it fills its caverns.
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