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      Portal26 Raises $9 Million for Gen-AI Adoption Platform

      2025-11-05

      SecurityWeek: The investment round was led by Shasta Ventures, with additional support from Fusion Fund and an unnamed venture. Founded in 2019, California-based Portal26 has built a platform that provides organizations with comprehensive visibility into their gen-AI consumption.

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      Google's $32 Billion Deal For Wiz Clears DOJ Antitrust Review, Wiz CEO Tells WSJ

      2025-11-05

      Yahoo Finance/Reuters: Cybersecurity company Wiz has cleared a U.S. Justice Department ​(DOJ) antitrust review of its ‌acquisition by Google-parent Alphabet, Wiz CEO said in a ‌Wall Street Journal event.

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      Europe Sees Increase in Ransomware, Extortion Attacks

      2025-11-04

      Dark Reading: As ransomware groups continue to operate faster than ever, European organizations are facing an increasingly large portion of attacks, accounting for nearly 22% of global ransomware and extortion victims.

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      Media Giant Nikkei Reports Data Breach Impacting 17,000 People

      2025-11-04

      Bleeping Computer: Japanese publishing giant Nikkei announced that its Slack messaging platform had been compromised, exposing the personal information of over 17,000 employees and business partners.

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      US Appeals Court Lowers Burden of Proof for Data Breach Lawsuits

      2025-11-03

      CSO Online: An October decision of the 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals in Virginia has — yet again — altered the risk calculus of data breaches by easing litigants’ ability to successfully sue breached companies in limited situations.

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      US Prosecutors Say Cybersecurity Pros Ran Cybercrime Operation

      2025-11-03

      Yahoo Finance/Reuters: Prosecutors said three American cybersecurity professionals secretly ran a ransomware operation aimed at shaking down companies across the United States.

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      Know Your Breach: Conduent

      The Target: Conduent is an American business process outsourcing (BPO) company that provides digital platforms and services for governments and enterprises.

      The Take: The data breach notifications state that people's name, Social Security Numbers, full date of birth, health insurance policy or ID number, or medical information was exposed.

      The Vector: An investigation into the scope of the data breach has now determined that the attack impacted millions of people. Furthermore, although the breach was discovered in January 2025, the environment had been compromised much earlier, on October 21, 2024.

      This breach is a stark reminder of how strong authentication controls are in an overall robust cybersecurity posture, and that good password hygiene plays a pivotal role in protection.

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      FCC Will Vote to Scrap Telecom Cybersecurity Requirements

      2025-10-30

      Yahoo News: The Federal Communications Commission will vote next month on whether to eliminate cybersecurity requirements for telecom carriers that the commission enacted under its previous leadership following sweeping Chinese government cyberattacks on telecoms.

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      AI Security Firm Polygraf Raises $9.5 Million in Seed Funding

      2025-10-29

      SecurityWeek: The funding round was led by Allegis Capital, with participation from Alumni Ventures, DataPower VC, Domino Ventures and others. In addition to enabling Polygraf AI to improve its product, the new investment will be used for go-to-market efforts. 

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      Ransomware Attacks Jumped 28% in September

      2025-10-28

      CFO Dive: Salesforce and Dell are among major companies that have reported ransomware attacks this year, according to news reports.

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