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      Biden’s Cyber Leaders Go to Silicon Valley for More Help Fighting Hackers

      2021-12-07

      Politico: Senior Biden administration officials met in Silicon Valley on Monday with key technology and cybersecurity companies as part of a push for more help from the private sector in fending off increasingly aggressive hackers working for adversarial regimes and criminal gangs.

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      U.S. Bank Regulator Urges Vigilance As Ransomware Attacks On the Rise

      2021-12-06

      U.S. News: A top U.S. banking regulator is cautioning firms to ensure they have robust policies to protect themselves from cyberattacks, saying it is seeing an uptick in ransomware attacks, it said in a report issued.

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      BitMart Says It Will Compensate Victims of $196 Million Hack and Restore Trading

      2021-12-06

      CNBC: Crypto trading platform Bitmart says it will use its own money to reimburse victims of a large-scale security breach, in which hackers took as much as $196 million.

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      Governor General's Office Says Internal Network Breached

      2021-12-02

      CTV News: The Office of the Secretary to Gov. Gen. Mary Simon says that there’s been an ‘unauthorized access to its internal network,’ with the scope of the breach still under investigation.

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      Russian Man Sentenced for Providing ‘Bulletproof Hosting’ for Cybercriminals

      2021-12-01

      The Unites States Department of Justice: A Russian man was sentenced today for providing “bulletproof hosting” services, which were used by cybercriminals between 2009 to 2015 to distribute malware and attack financial institutions and victims throughout the United States.

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      Clearlake Capital Bulks Up Software Portfolio with Quest Deal

      2021-11-29

      Financial Post: Clearlake Capital Group said it would buy Quest Software from Francisco Partners, as the investment firm seeks to tap into the pandemic-spurred surge in demand for enterprise software and cybersecurity tools.

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      Federal Agencies Issue Cybersecurity Warning Ahead of Thanksgiving

      2021-11-24

      New York Post: Two federal agencies warned Americans to “remain vigilant” about their online security during the long Thanksgiving weekend after a year full of high-profile hacks.

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      US Government Issues Thanksgiving Ransomware Warning

      2021-11-22

      CNN: US officials are telling American businesses and government organizations to take extra precautions against hackers this Thanksgiving following multiple ransomware attacks during previous holiday periods.

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      Senators Look to Defense Bill to Move Cybersecurity Measures

      2021-11-18

      The Hill: The Senate is eyeing the annual defense bill as a vehicle to attach critical provisions to improve the nation’s cybersecurity following a devastating year in which major attacks left the government flat-footed.  

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      Cloud Security Firm Lacework Secures $1.3 Billion In New Funding Round

      2021-11-18

      ZDNet: The Series D funding round was led by existing investors Sutter Hill Ventures, Altimeter Capital, D1 Capital Partners, and Tiger Global Management. 

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