OpenAI is in early talks to acquire Trail of Bits, a 100-plus person security engineering shop, per The Information. Trail of Bits took second in DARPA's AI Cyber Challenge: its Buttercup system found

What happened: OpenAI is in early talks to acquire cybersecurity firm Trail of Bits, per The Information. No deal amount has been set. Key numbers: Trail of Bits founded 2012, 100+ employees, 100+ open source security projects. Won $3M for second place in DARPA AIxCC. 28 vulnerabilities found, 19 patches applied, 90% patch accuracy, $181 cost per scoring point. Why it matters: The two already partnered in June on the Patch the Planet program. OpenAI also hired former Wiz executive Dali Rajic as CRO, signaling deeper enterprise security ambitions.

OpenAI acquiring Trail of Bits signals cybersecurity expansion, driving high relevance.

OpenAI acquiring Trail of Bits signals cybersecurity expansion, driving high relevance. — impact context not separately stored; see What changed.