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Armis raised an additional $200 million in funding at valuation of $4.2 billion as the company aims for an IPO.

Google invested in QuEra Computing, which is developing a very different and potentially rival quantum computer technology.

Google has uncovered a Russian cyberespionage and influence campaign targeting Ukrainian military recruits.

Predictive analytics firm Socure will spend $136 million to acquire Effectiv, a provider of fraud and risk decisioning technologies.

French startup scores investments from Insight Partners, Accel and Moonfire, bringing the total raised to $56 million.

Abstract Security has raised $15 million in an oversubscribed Series A funding round led by Munich Re Ventures.

Microsoft has rolled out mitigations for recently disclosed downgrade attacks targeting the Windows Update process.

Chinese hackers engaged in a broader espionage operation targeted cellphones used by Donald Trump, JD Vance, and the Kamala Harris campaign.

Four members of the REvil ransomware group, arrested in 2022, were last week sentenced to prison by a Russian court.

Delta Air Lines has sued CrowdStrike, claiming the cybersecurity company had cut corners and caused a worldwide technology outage that led to thousands of canceled flight in July.

Cybersecurity training provider Cyber Guru has raised $25 million in a Series B funding round led by Riverside Acceleration Capital.

Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: CVE Program celebrates 25th anniversary, one year after ransomware attack Henry Schein says 160,000 are impacted, US offering rewards for Shahid Hemmat hackers.

Concentric AI banks capital to compete in the data security governance market that includes DSPM and Data Access Governance technologies.

LinkedIn has received a 310 million euro fine from Ireland’s Data Protection Commission for data privacy violations.

Pwn2Own Ireland 2024 participants have earned over $1 million for camera, printer, NAS device, smart speaker and smartphone exploits.

CISA, FBI, and ACSC have published guidance to help software manufacturers establish secure deployment processes.

Insurance administrator Landmark Admin says personal information stolen in a ransomware attack earlier this year.

UnitedHealth told the US health department that hackers stole the information of 100 million people in a February ransomware attack.

AWS announced the seizure of domains used by Russian hacker group APT29 in phishing attacks targeting Ukraine and other countries.

New rules from the White House on AI use by US national security and spy agencies aim to balance the technology’s promise with the need to protect against risks.