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A leaked memo obtained by WIRED is drawing a direct line between dozens of cyberattacks on Minnesota water utilities and the Iranian government. The document, issued by the water sector's own information sharing group, WaterISAC, suggests Tehran has been systematically probing critical infrastructure that millions of Americans depend on daily. The implications for national security are hard to overstate.
Meanwhile, Coinbase is feeling the chill of a quieter crypto market. The exchange reported a net loss and lower quarterly revenue as trading activity slowed considerably, a reminder of just how volatile the foundation of that business remains. The brighter spots were subscription services, stablecoins, and lending, which suggests the company is actively hedging against its own core product.
And on a very different note, Willie Nelson is taking on the data center industry. The ninety-three-year-old country legend has issued a public statement pushing back against the rapid expansion of server farms into rural America, citing noise, light pollution, and what he calls water theft from farmland communities. When Willie Nelson starts talking tech policy, you know the story has reached a new audience entirely.
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