Valarian Bags $20M Seed Capital for ‘Isolation-First’ Infrastructure Tech

British startup exits stealth with $20 million in seed-stage financing led by US investors Scout Ventures and Artis Ventures.

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Qilin Leads April 2025 Ransomware Spike with 45 Breaches Using NETXLOADER Malware

Threat actors with ties to the Qilin ransomware family have leveraged malware known as SmokeLoader along with a previously undocumented .NET compiled loader codenamed NETXLOADER as part of a campaign observed in November 2024.
“NETXLOADER is a new .NET-based loader that plays a critical role in cyber attacks,” Trend Micro researchers Jacob Santos, Raymart Yambot, John Rainier Navato, Sarah Pearl

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How Google’s AI combats new scam tactics – and how you can stay one step ahead

Google is trying to lock down Search, Chrome, and Android, but ultimately, you’re the last line of defense.

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Europol Announces More DDoS Service Takedowns, Arrests

Four people have been arrested in Poland and several websites associated with DDoS-for-hire services have been shut down.

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Possible Zero-Day Patched in SonicWall SMA Appliances

SonicWall patches three SMA 100 vulnerabilities, including a potential zero-day, that could be chained to execute arbitrary code remotely.

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Fake AI Tools Push New Noodlophile Stealer Through Facebook Ads

Scammers are using fake AI tools and Facebook ads to spread Noodlophile Stealer malware, targeting users with a…

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Countries Begin NATO’s Locked Shields Cyber Defense Exercise

The NATO-run live cyber exercise event helps countries test and develop defenses against current and emerging cyber threats including disinformation, quantum, and AI.

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VC firm Insight Partners confirms personal data stolen during January hack

The venture capital firm has over $90 billion in assets under management, including cybersecurity giants.

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Security Tools Alone Don’t Protect You — Control Effectiveness Does

61% of security leaders reported suffering a breach due to failed or misconfigured controls over the past 12 months. This is despite having an average of 43 cybersecurity tools in place.
This massive rate of security failure is clearly not a security investment problem. It is a configuration problem. Organizations are beginning to understand that a security control installed or deployed is not

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Google Finds Data Theft Malware Used by Russian APT in Select Cases

Russia-linked APT Star Blizzard is using the ClickFix technique in recent attacks distributing the LostKeys malware.

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