OpenAI in talks to buy Trail of Bits, sparking fears over loss of top public audit firm
matthew_d_green · x · 2026-10-14
- Reports suggest OpenAI is in talks to acquire Trail of Bits, one of the industry's best-known security audit and pentesting firms.
- Cryptographer Matthew Green flags the downside: while OpenAI needs the security expertise, the rest of the world loses one of its few top public audit shops.
- He also asks the follow-on question: if OpenAI buys ToB, who will Anthropic buy? Hinting at a broader AI-lab scramble for security talent.
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