Coralogix, a data and AI observability platform provider, has raised $200 million in Series F funding. The round was led by Advent and CPPIB, with participation from Greenfield and Brighton Park Capital, bringing total funding in Coralogix to $550M. Coralogix raises new Series F funding According to the company, the Series F builds on the…
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Market-Research Firm AlphaSense Clinches $7.5 Billion Valuation in New Funding Round
Firm raises $350 million from investors including Accenture and JPMorgan’s asset-management unit.
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Market-Research Firm AlphaSense Clinches $7.5 Billion Valuation in New Funding Round
Firm raises $350 million from investors including Accenture and JPMorgan’s asset-management unit.
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Carnival Data Breach Impacts Nearly 6 Million Customers
A data breach at Carnival Corporation has exposed the personal information of nearly six million individuals, showing the continued effectiveness of social engineering attacks against large enterprises. The company confirmed that threat actors gained access to portions of its network in Apr. 2026, resulting in the theft of customer data. “On April 14, 2026, the…
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Dutch govt disrupts malware botnet with 17 million infected devices
Dutch authorities have taken offline a massive botnet of 17 million devices and seized more than 200 servers at a local provider that supported the operation. […]
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US charges Google security engineer with Polymarket insider trading
A Google security engineer was charged with insider trading after winning $1.2 million using confidential company data to place bets on the cryptocurrency-based Polymarket decentralized prediction market. […]
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Charter Communications data breach affects 4.9 million accounts
The ShinyHunters extortion gang stole personal information from 4.9 million accounts after hacking the U.S. telecom giant Charter Communications in early April, according to data breach notification service Have I Been Pwned. […]
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Carnival Data Breach Exposes Personal Data of Nearly 6 Million Customers
Carnival disclosed a data breach affecting nearly 6 million people after hackers used social engineering to access employee accounts. Carnival Corporation is notifying nearly 6 million people after a data breach exposed personal information. According to the notification shared with the Maine Attorney General’s Office, the total number of persons affected is 5,995,277. The company said…
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Google Employee Charged With Insider Trading on Polymarket
Federal prosecutors allege a software engineer made more than $1 million using nonpublic information to bet on who would be the most-searched people of 2025.
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Latin American Cybercriminals Hoover Up Government Data
A purported leak exposing 5.8 million records of Uruguayan citizens is the latest incident where cybercriminals targeted government agencies to monetize citizen data.
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OnlyFans user data advertised on cybercrime forum, seller claims no direct breach
A user on a cybercrime forum is selling a database of 340 million records allegedly linked to OnlyFans users for approximately $76,000.
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NanoCo lands $12 million seed funding, launches enterprise assistant built on NanoClaw
NanoCo announced a $12 million seed round, alongside the commercial launch of a professional assistant built on its open-source agent framework NanoClaw. Valley Capital Partners led the round. Docker, Vercel, monday.com, Slow Ventures, Clutch Capital, Factorial Capital, and Hugging Face CEO Clem Delangue participated. NanoCo founders (Photo by Ran Bergman) From open source traction to…
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FBI: $388 million lost in crypto ATM scams in 2026
Americans lost more than $388 million to crypto kiosk scams in 2025, with the FBI warning that criminals are increasingly directing victims to transfer funds through these machines. Cryptocurrency kiosks, popularly known as Bitcoin ATMs, are physical automated teller machines that allow users to buy cryptocurrencies with cash or card, and some also let users…
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Researchers Warn CypherLoc Scareware Has Targeted Millions of Users
Barracuda reveals new CypherLoc scareware has featured in nearly three million attacks
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FBI: Americans lost over $388 million to scams using crypto ATMs in 2025
The FBI says Americans have lost over $388 million last year to scams using cryptocurrency kiosks, also known as crypto ATMs or Bitcoin ATMs. […]
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Public Amazon bucket leaks sensitive guest data from Japanese hotel platform Tabiq
A hotel check-in system exposed over 1 million passports, IDs, and selfies online due to a misconfigured cloud storage bucket. A security lapse in the Reqrea’s Tabiq hotel check-in system exposed over 1 million passports, driver’s licenses, and selfie verification photos online. The issue came from a misconfigured Amazon cloud storage bucket that was left…
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Avada Builder WordPress plugin flaws allow site credential theft
Two vulnerabilities in the Avada Builder plugin for WordPress, with an estimated one million active installations, allow hackers to read arbitrary files and extract sensitive information from the database. […]
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Autonomous systems are finally working. Security is next
Waymo recently crossed a major milestone: Over 170 million autonomous miles driven without a single serious crash or injury. For years, autonomous driving was treated as a promise that was always just out of reach — too complex, too risky and not ready for the real world. That argument is no longer credible. Autonomous systems…
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Avada Builder Flaws Expose One Million WordPress Sites
Avada Builder flaws allowed file read and SQL injection on one million WordPress sites
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Android pushes new scam, theft, and AI protections in 2026 update wave
Phone scammers spoofing bank caller IDs have driven an estimated $980 million in annual losses worldwide, according to Europol. Android’s 2026 security roadmap takes direct aim at that pattern with a verified call system built in partnership with banks, alongside a wider set of protections covering app behavior, device theft, location data, and on-device AI…
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Over 1 Million Baby Monitors and Security Cameras Exposed Through Meari Flaws
More than one million internet-connected baby monitors and security cameras were reportedly exposed through multiple vulnerabilities tied to Meari Technology. The flaws potentially allowed attackers to access sensitive images, device data, and real-time household activity from around the world. “What makes this story especially frustrating is that it highlights one of the hardest problems in…
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Exaforce raises $125 million to respond to AI-powered attacks
Exaforce announced a $125 million Series B financing round, one of the largest ever in the emerging AI SOC space. The round includes participation from HarbourVest, Peak XV, Mayfield, Khosla Ventures, Seligman Ventures and AICONIC. The new capital will help Exaforce scale its AI-native security operations platform, deepen its real-time reasoning capabilities, and expand globally.…
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General Motors to pay $12.75 million over driver data sales
General Motors has agreed to a $12.75 million settlement with California over allegations that it unlawfully sold drivers’ location and behavioral data to brokers, marking the largest penalty in the history of the state’s Consumer Privacy Act. Prosecutors say GM made approximately $20 million nationwide from the sales. “General Motors sold the data of California…
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GM agrees to $12.75M California settlement over sale of drivers’ data
California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a proposed $12.75 million settlement agreement with General Motors (GM) over allegations that the company violated the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). […]
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AI Computing Is a Memory Hog. An Nvidia-Backed Startup Has an Answer
RadixArk has raised $100 million at a $400 million valuation for a software engine and framework that make inference and training more efficient to run.
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Google now offers up to $1.5 million for some Android exploits
Google overhauls its Android and Chrome vulnerability rewards programs, offering bounties of up to $1.5 million for the most difficult exploits while scaling back payouts for flaws that artificial intelligence (AI) has made easier to find. […]
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Warp open sources its AI terminal client
Warp, the AI-centric terminal used by close to a million developers, has released the source code for its client on GitHub under the AGPL license, with OpenAI signed on as the founding sponsor of the repository. An agent-first contribution model Warp is steering contributions through Oz, its cloud agent orchestration platform. Agents handle the bulk…
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Ex-Twitter CEO’s AI Startup Raises Funds at $2 Billion Valuation
Parallel Web Systems raised $100 million in Series B funding to continue building web search for AI agents.
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7 Candy AI Alternatives Compared: Better Chatbot Companions and Pricing
Candy AI rocketed to roughly 35 million monthly visits in 2025, proving there’s real appetite for an anything-goes AI girlfriend experience. Yet many users feel the sugar-high crash: conversations flatten after a dozen lines, memory resets around the 15-message mark, and add-on charges for photos or voice push real costs far beyond the $13.99 base…
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Medtronic discloses security incident after ShinyHunters claimed theft of 9M+ records
Medtronic confirmed a breach of its IT systems after ShinyHunters claimed the theft of over 9 million records. Medtronic confirmed a cyberattack on its corporate IT systems after the hacker group ShinyHunters claimed to have stolen over 9 million records. The company did not share details on the security breach. Medtronic is an international medical…
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Home security giant ADT data breach affects 5.5 million people
The ShinyHunters extortion group stole the personal information of 5.5 million individuals after breaching the systems of home security giant ADT earlier this month, according to data breach notification service Have I Been Pwned. […]
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$293M KelpDAO Crypto Heist Exposes Cross-Chain Weaknesses in DeFi
A $293 million cryptocurrency theft has rocked the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem, with KelpDAO at the center of an attack now suspected to be linked to North Korea’s Lazarus Group. The attack highlights how quickly sophisticated attackers can exploit weaknesses in cross-chain infrastructure. “Preliminary indicators suggest attribution to a highly sophisticated state actor, likely DPRK’s…
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OpenAI Is Working With Consultants to Sell Codex
The ChatGPT maker said it has four million weekly active users for its AI coding tool, up from three million two weeks ago.
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KelpDAO suffers $290 million heist tied to Lazarus hackers
State-sponsored North Korean hackers are likely behind the $290 million crypto-heist that impacted the KelpDAO DeFi project on Saturday. […]
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UK wants to build sovereign AI — with just 0.08% of OpenAI’s market cap
The UK government has created a Sovereign AI investment fund with up to £500 million (US$675 million) to spend on turning UK startups into national AI champions. Its support could involve investments of up to £20 million per startup, or provision of up to 1 million GPU-hours of AI compute, and fast-tracking of visas to…
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Grinex exchange blames “Western intelligence” for $13.7M crypto hack
Kyrgyzstan-based cryptocurrency exchange Grinex has suspended its operations after suffering a $13.7 million hack attributed to Western intelligence agencies. […]
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DraftKings hacker sentenced to prison, ordered to pay $1.4 Million
A DraftKings hacker got 30 months in prison for selling stolen credentials and must pay over $1.4 million in fines and restitution. Kamerin Stokes, 23, from Memphis (aka TheMFNPlug), received a 30-month prison sentence for his role in a 2022 credential stuffing attack against DraftKings. He continued selling stolen login data online even after pleading…
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Data breach at edtech giant McGraw Hill affects 13.5 million accounts
The ShinyHunters extortion group has leaked data from 13.5 million McGraw Hill user accounts, stolen after breaching the company’s Salesforce environment earlier this month. […]
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For Its Next Act, Allbirds Makes an Unlikely Pivot From Shoes to AI
The company known for eco-friendly wool sneakers just raised $50 million for its next chapter: A head-spinning move to capitalize on the artificial-intelligence boom.
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Fake Ledger Live App on Apple Store Linked to $9.5M Crypto Theft
Apple approved a fake Ledger Live app on its App Store, allowing scammers to steal $9.5 million from more than 50 users. Did you install this app?
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Microsoft pays $2.3M for cloud and AI flaws at Zero Day Quest
Microsoft has awarded $2.3 million to security researchers after receiving nearly 700 submissions during this year’s Zero Day Quest hacking contest. […]
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Capsule Security debuts with $7 million funding to secure AI agent behavior
Capsule Security has launched from stealth with a $7 million seed round led by Lama Partners and Forgepoint Capital International. It prevents AI agents from being manipulated, misbehaving, or silently exfiltrating data when handling sensitive information and executing workflows. Capsule is advised by security juggernauts who have put their trust in the company’s innovative approach,…
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13.5M Device Botnet Drives 2 Tbps DDoS Attacks on FinTech, Qrator Finds
A new Qrator Labs report reveals that the largest DDoS botnet has grown to 13.5 million devices, and…
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Analysis of 216M Security Findings Shows a 4x Increase In Critical Risk (2026 Report)
OX Security recently analyzed 216 million security findings across 250 organizations over a 90-day period. The primary takeaway: while raw alert volume grew by 52% year-over-year, prioritized critical risk grew by nearly 400%. The surge in AI-assisted development is creating a “velocity gap” where the density of high-impact vulnerabilities is scaling faster than
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$12 million frozen, 20,000 victims identified in crypto scam crackdown
More than $12 million has been frozen, and over 20,000 victims have been identified in an international law enforcement operation targeting cryptocurrency and investment scammers. Authorities also uncovered more than $45 million in suspected cryptocurrency fraud losses worldwide. One UK victim identified during the operation is thought to have lost more than £52,000 to the…
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PC sales rise in Q1 despite memory shortage — IDC
In the first quarter of 2026, 65.6 million PCs were sold worldwide, according to data released this week by IDC. That represents a 2.5% increase compared to the same quarter a year ago. The research firm attributed the increase to customers moving to buy PCs now ahead of expected significant price hikes. The fact that…
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$3.6 Million Crypto Heist Targets Bitcoin Depot
Attackers have stolen more than $3.6 million in Bitcoin from crypto ATM operator Bitcoin Depot after breaching its internal systems. The incident, disclosed in a recent regulatory filing, shows how quickly attackers can monetize access once inside corporate environments. The “unauthorized actor transferred approximately 50.903 Bitcoin from Company-controlled wallets, valued at approximately $3.665 million as…
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Drift $280M crypto theft linked to 6-month in-person operation
The Drift Protocol says that the $280+ million hack it suffered last week was the result of a long-term, carefully planned operation that included building “a functioning operational presence inside the Drift ecosystem.” […]
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ShinyHunters Hackers Claim Theft of 3M+ Cisco Records, Threaten Public Leak
ShinyHunters hackers claim they stole 3 million+ Cisco records via Salesforce and AWS, warning of a public leak if demands are not met by April 3, 2026.
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Drift loses $280 million as hackers seize Security Council powers
The Drift Protocol lost at least $280 million after a threat actor took control of its Security Council administrative powers in a planned, sophisticated operation. […]
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Treeline Raises $25M to Reinvent IT Services Model
Treeline is betting that IT services are overdue for a structural overhaul. With $25 million in new funding, the startup is positioning its AI-driven platform as a software-first alternative to traditional managed services models. Rethinking how IT services run with an AI-native approach The company, based in San Francisco, is building what it calls a…
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Hacker charged with stealing $53 million from Uranium crypto exchange
U.S. prosecutors have charged a Maryland man with stealing more than $53 million after hacking the Uranium Finance crypto exchange twice and laundering the proceeds through a cryptocurrency mixer. […]
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Infotrust Acquires Catalyst Cyber To Accelerate Federal Gov Expansion
Infotrust Ltd has agreed to acquire 100% of Canberra‑based Catalyst Cyber Pty Ltd in a performance‑linked transaction valued at approximately $5 million, securing immediate access to high‑barrier federal government cyber security markets and strengthening Infotrust’s position as a sovereign Australian cyber security provider.
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How one man used 10,000 bots to steal $8,000,000 from music artists
A man has pleaded guilty to defrauding online music streaming platforms out of more than US $8 million, after creating hundreds of thousands of songs with AI, and then using bots to play them billions of times. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
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Landmark Verdict Says Meta Harmed Children, Allowing Adults to Prey on Them
With a $375 million penalty, a New Mexico state court case is holding the social-media company responsible for content on its platforms.
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DarkSword iPhone Exploit Leaked Online, Hundreds of Millions at Risk
DarkSword exploit leak puts up to 270 million iPhones at risk, with hackers able to access data through…
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Musician admits to $10M streaming royalty fraud using AI bots
North Carolina musician Michael Smith has pleaded guilty to collecting over $10 million in royalty payments through a massive streaming royalty fraud scheme on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, and YouTube Music. […]
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Navia discloses data breach impacting 2.7 million people
Navia Benefit Solutions, Inc. (Navia) is informing nearly 2.7 million individuals of a data breach that exposed their sensitive information to attackers. […]
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Major tech companies invest $12.5 million in open source security
The Linux Foundation announced $12.5 million in grant funding backed by Anthropic, AWS, GitHub, Google, Google DeepMind, Microsoft, and OpenAI to strengthen open source security. The funding will be directed through the foundation’s Alpha-Omega Project and the Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF). The initiative aims to address long-standing gaps in how open source software is…
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Linux Foundation secures $12.5 million to strengthen open source security and support maintainers
The Linux Foundation has announced a total of $12.5 million in grants from Anthropic, AWS, GitHub, Google, Google DeepMind, Microsoft, and OpenAI to strengthen the security of the open source software ecosystem. The funding will be managed by Alpha-Omega and the Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF), trusted security initiatives within the Linux Foundation, to support…
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Google paid $17.1 million for vulnerability reports in 2025
Google paid over $17 million to 747 security researchers who reported security bugs through its Vulnerability Reward Program (VRP) in 2025. […]
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AI Still Needs Consultants—For Now
Plus, BlackRock donates $100 million to train trade workers and a billion-dollar AI startup founded by teenagers.
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iTWire TV: How a Cybersecurity Company Ended Up on McLaren’s F1 Car (And Why It’s Smarter Than You Think)
Okta’s Auth0 president Shiv Ramji on 500 million McLaren fans, race-weekend traffic spikes, and turning identity management into a spectator sport.
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How a Cybersecurity Company Ended Up on McLaren’s F1 Car (And Why It’s Smarter Than You Think)
Okta’s Auth0 president Shiv Ramji on 500 million McLaren fans, race-weekend traffic spikes, and turning identity management into a spectator sport.
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Cal AI, New Owner of MyFitnessPal, Hit by Alleged Breach of 3 Million Users
Cal AI faces data breach claims after hackers post alleged data of 3 million users, including emails, health details, and subscriptions.
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Twitter suspended 800 million accounts last year – so why does manipulation remain so rampant?
Elon Musk’s social media site says it suspended 800 million accounts in a year for spam and manipulation – but with state-backed campaigns still flooding the platform, the real question is how many fake accounts remain. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
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Armadin secures $189.9 million to counter AI-driven cyber threats
Armadin has raised $189.9 million in Seed and Series A funding. Led by Accel, with participation from Google Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, Menlo Ventures, In-Q-Tel, and follow-on investment from 8VC and Ballistic Ventures, this marks the largest combined Seed and Series A funding round in cybersecurity history. Armadin’s mission is to prepare organizations for the speed…
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Escape lands $18 million funding to scale AI-driven offensive security automation
Escape has raised $18 million in Series A funding to automate the entire security lifecycle with AI agents. The round, led by Balderton Capital with participation from Uncorrelated Ventures and existing investors Iris Capital and Y Combinator, will help lean security teams fight back at a time when code is being written and attacked. According…
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Augur lands $15 million funding to strengthen critical infrastructure security
Augur has announced a $15 million seed round led by Plural, with participation from First Kind, SNR, Flix, and Tiny VC. The funding will support the deployment of Augur’s technology as governments, operators, and venue owners across Europe face rising security threats to vulnerable public spaces and critical national infrastructure. The changing threat landscape The…
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FBI Arrests Suspect in $46M U.S. Marshals Crypto Theft
A suspect accused of stealing more than $46 million in cryptocurrency linked to assets managed by the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) has been arrested in an international law enforcement operation. The suspect, identified as John Daghita, was apprehended Wednesday on the Caribbean island of Saint Martin. “Last night, John Daghita – a U.S. government contractor…
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FBI arrests suspect linked to $46M crypto theft from US Marshals
A U.S. government contractor’s son, accused of stealing more than $46 million in cryptocurrency from the U.S. Marshals Service, was arrested Wednesday on the island of Saint Martin. […]
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Reclaim Security secures $26 million to automate cybersecurity remediation
Reclaim Security has raised $26 million in total funding, including a recent $20 million Series A round led by Acrew Capital, with participation from QP Ventures and Ibex Investors. The funding will accelerate the company’s mission to eliminate what many security leaders consider cybersecurity’s most persistent gap: remediation. As attacker breakout times have fallen to…
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VulnCheck Raises $25M to Expand Channel Threat Intelligence
VulnCheck has raised $25 million in Series B funding as demand grows for exploit intelligence platforms that help enterprises and government agencies respond to vulnerabilities in real time. The cybersecurity company plans to use the capital to expand its threat intelligence capabilities and scale its global channel partner program. We spoke with Mike Deskewies, head…
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OpenAI’s Former Research Chief Aims to Automate Manufacturing With AI
Bob McGrew is raising $70 million to fund a startup making software platform to help run autonomous factories.
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Ransomware Breach at University of Hawaii Cancer Center Affects 1.2M People
The University of Hawaii Cancer Centre has confirmed a massive ransomware attack affecting 1.24 million people. Sensitive data, including Social Security numbers and historical voter records dating back to 1993, was compromised.
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Data breach at University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center impacts 1.2 Million individuals
A ransomware attack on the University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center exposed personal data of 1.2 million people. A 2025 ransomware attack targeting the University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center compromised the personal information of about 1.2 million individuals. The attack hit the University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center on August 31, 2025, impacting servers that support research…
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UH Cancer Center data breach affects nearly 1.2 million people
The University of Hawaii confirmed that a ransomware gang stole the data of nearly 1.2 million individuals in August 2025 after breaching its Cancer Center’s Epidemiology Division. […]
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Canadian Tire 2025 data breach impacts 38 million users
A data breach at Canadian Tire exposed personal data from over 38 million accounts, including contact details and encrypted passwords. More than 38 million accounts were affected by an October 2025 data breach at Canadian retail giant Canadian Tire (CTC). The incident marks one of the largest retail data breaches in Canada, raising concerns about…
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ShinyHunters Leak 2M Records From Dutch Telecom Odido, Claim 21M Stolen
ShinyHunters hackers leak 2 million records from Dutch telecom Odido after ransom refusal, claiming up to 21 million customer records were stolen in the breach.
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DoJ Seizes $61 Million in Tether Linked to Pig Butchering Crypto Scams
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) this week announced the seizure of $61 million worth of Tether that were allegedly associated with bogus cryptocurrency schemes known as pig butchering. The confiscated funds were traced to cryptocurrency addresses used for the laundering of criminally derived proceeds stolen from victims of cryptocurrency investment scams, the department added.…
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Jack Dorsey’s Block to Lay Off 4,000 Employees in AI Remake
The company said the plan would cost it $450 million to $500 million in expenses and severance.
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Nearly 38 Million Impacted in ManoMano Third-Party Breach
European online DIY giant ManoMano is notifying roughly 38 million customers after threat actors compromised a third-party customer service provider, exposing personal data tied to user accounts and support interactions. The incident, discovered in January 2026, underscores the persistent risk posed by supply chain and vendor-based breaches. “We can confirm that ManoMano has recently notified…
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ShinyHunters Claims Odido NL and Ben.nl Breach as Company Confirms Cyberattack
ShinyHunters claims 21 million records stolen in Odido NL and Ben.nl data breach as telecom company confirms cyberattack impacting customer contact system data.
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Reddit fined $19.5 million for failing to protect children’s personal data
The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined Reddit $19.5 million after finding that the company failed to use children’s personal information lawfully, exposing them to inappropriate and harmful content. The investigation found that Reddit did not apply an age assurance mechanism and therefore did not have a lawful basis for processing the personal information…
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CarGurus data breach exposes information of 12.4 million accounts
The ShinyHunters extortion group has published personal information in more than 12 million records allegedly stolen from CarGurus, a U.S.-based digital auto platform. […]
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UK fines Reddit $19 million for using children’s data unlawfully
The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined Reddit £14.47 million (over $19.5 million) for collecting and using the personal information of children under 13 without adequate safeguards. […]
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Spitting Cash: ATM Jackpotting Attacks Surged in 2025
The attacks cost banks more than $20 million in losses last year, as criminals used many of the same tools and tactics they have wielded for more than a decade.
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Banana Gun Hits One Million Users: Inside the Crypto Trading Platform That Grew by Putting Execution and Safety First
In the latest development, Banana Gun hits one million users. Crypto trading has changed. The days of logging into a centralized exchange, placing a market order, and waiting are giving way to something faster, more direct, and more demanding. On-chain trading – buying and selling tokens directly on the blockchain without a middleman – now…
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Google cleans house, bans 80,000 developer accounts from the Play Store
Google prevented more than 1.75 million policy-violating apps from being published on Google Play and banned over 80,000 developer accounts that attempted to publish harmful apps in 2025. Developer verification, mandatory pre-review checks, and testing requirements in the Google Play ecosystem have reduced entry points for bad actors. “User safety is at the core of…
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FBI: Over $20 million stolen in surge of ATM malware attacks in 2025
The FBI warned that Americans lost more than $20 million last year amid a massive surge in ATM “jackpotting” attacks, in which criminals use malware to force cash machines to dispense money. […]
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FBI warns of surge in ATM Jackpotting, $20 Million lost in 2025
The FBI warns ATM jackpotting is rising nationwide, with over $20 million lost in 2025 and 1,900 incidents reported since 2020. The FBI has warned of a sharp rise in ATM jackpotting attacks across the U.S., with losses exceeding $20 million in 2025 alone. Since 2020, about 1,900 incidents have been reported, including 700 last…
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Red Card 2.0: INTERPOL busts scam networks across Africa, seizes millions
INTERPOL’s Operation Red Card 2.0 led to 651 arrests across 16 African countries and recovered over $4.3 million from online scams. INTERPOL’s Operation Red Card 2.0, a joint effort involving law enforcement agencies from 16 African countries, resulted in 651 arrests linked to online scam networks. The operation was carried out under the African Joint…
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Police arrests 651 suspects in African cybercrime crackdown
African authorities arrested 651 suspects and recovered over $4.3 million in a joint operation targeting investment fraud, mobile money scams, and fake loan applications. […]
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French Ministry confirms data access to 1.2 Million bank accounts
A hacker accessed data from 1.2 million French bank accounts using stolen official credentials, the Economy Ministry said. A hacker gained access to data from 1.2 million French bank accounts using stolen credentials belonging to a government official, according to the French Economy Ministry. French authorities said affected account holders will be notified in the…
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Firebase Misconfiguration Exposes 300M Messages From Chat & Ask AI Users
A technical mistake in the popular Chat & Ask AI app has left 300 million private messages from 25 million users exposed online. Discover what happened and how you can protect your personal data when using AI chatbots.
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Data breach at fintech firm Figure affects nearly 1 million accounts
Hackers have stolen the personal and contact information of nearly 1 million accounts after breaching the systems of Figure Technology Solutions, a self-described blockchain-native financial technology company. […]
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SpaceX Joins Pentagon’s $100M Voice-Controlled Drone Challenge
The race to command drone swarms by voice has begun. SpaceX is competing in a $100 million Pentagon prize challenge to develop software that allows battlefield commanders to control large fleets of autonomous drones using plain-language commands, according to Bloomberg. The initiative, led by the Defense Innovation Unit, is designed as a fast-moving competition to…
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Successful upsizing of debt capacity from $450 million to $500 million
Macquarie Technology Group Limited (ASX: MAQ) is pleased to announce the successful completion of a $50 million incremental debt facility, increasing MAQ’s secured revolving loan facility to $500 million.
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Leaky Chrome extensions with 37M installs caught divulging your browsing history
An estimated 37 million worldwide installations of a clutch of leaky Chrome extensions are transmitting users’ browsing histories to external servers. According to findings by an independent security researcher using the pseudonym “Q Continuum,” a total of 287 extensions sent data that closely matched the URLs visited during simulated browsing sessions. “The actors behind the…
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Leaky Chrome extensions with 37M installs caught shipping your browsing history
An estimated 37 million worldwide installations of a clutch of leaky Chrome extensions are transmitting users’ browsing histories to external servers. According to findings by an independent security researcher using the pseudonym “Q Continuum,” a total of 287 extensions sent data that closely matched the URLs visited during simulated browsing sessions. “The actors behind the…