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 Journalist Exposes Thousands of Users on White Supremacist Platforms in Massive Data Leak.OpenAI Reportedly Preparing to Introduce Sponsored Content into ChatGPT Responses Starting in 2026.Ledger Confirms Fresh Data Breach via Third-Party Processor, Exposing Customer Names and Contacts.European Space Agency Acknowledges Cyber Intrusion as Hacker Claims Theft of 200GB of Sensitive Data.Let's start the new year with a bang!Find the full transcript here.