New Spirals ransomware encrypts victim network in under 24 hours

A new ransomware actor called Spirals completed a corporate intrusion, from initial access to data theft and encryption, in ...
Bleeping Computer

New Prinz Eugen ransomware prioritizes recent files for encryption

A new ransomware operation named ‘Prinz Eugen’ prioritizes recently modified files for encryption and leaves no ransom note on the system. An investigation from Threatdown, the former corporate ...
Wired

A Library Dedicated Solely to the Epstein Files Is Opening in New York

The Institute for Primary Facts has compiled more than 3.5 million pages of the Epstein files for public display at the newly opened Donald J. Trump and Jeffrey Epstein Memorial Reading Room. In the ...
Ars Technica

Contrary to popular superstition, AES 128 is just fine in a post-quantum world

With growing focus on the existential threat quantum computing poses to some of the most crucial and widely used forms of encryption, cryptography engineer Filippo Valsorda wants to make one thing ...
Dayton Daily News

New AES owners could impact your electric bill — eventually, consumers’ office says

AES Ohio’s MacGregor Park headquarters. Contributed. Staff Writer AES Ohio’s MacGregor Park headquarters. Contributed. Ohio’s consumer watchdog office says the likely purchase of AES Ohio’s parent ...
WKRN-TV

New legal team takes over for families of 2 AES explosion victims after TOSHA cites 100 violations

BUCKSNORT, Tenn. (WKRN) – A California-based law firm is now representing two victims’ families following the deadly October explosion at Accurate Energetic Systems in Bucksnort. On the morning of Oct ...
The Indianapolis Star

Republicans could've stopped the AES sale. They chose not to. | Opinion

Ever since AES announced its pending sale to a consortium led by BlackRock, Central Indiana has been abuzz, and rightfully so. Due to the rise of AI and its strain on our energy grid, residential ...
The Indianapolis Star

BlackRock wants Indiana's power grid. Here's why I object. | Opinion

BlackRock, along with EQT, the Qatar Investment Authority and CalPERS, have announced a $33 billion deal to acquire AES Corp., the parent company of AES Indiana. I am extremely concerned by the news ...
POWER Magazine

EQT, GIP Move to Take AES Private in $33B Bet on Data Center Power Demand

A private equity–led consortium has agreed to take AES Corp. private in a $33.4 billion deal that—if completed—will shift one of the largest U.S.-listed power companies and a major data‑center ...
The Business Journals

Consortium to acquire AES Corp. for $11B

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min The Fortune 500 utility posted ...
The Business Journals

BlackRock-led consortium to acquire Arlington's AES Corp. for $10.7B

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min The Fortune 500 utility posted ...
Wall Street Journal

BlackRock, EQT-Led Consortium to Acquire AES for $10.7 Billion

A consortium of investors including BlackRock’s Global Infrastructure Partners and investment group EQT agreed to acquire AES for $10.7 billion as the AI data center buildout fuels surging demand for ...