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1. Predictive Security Startup BforeAI Raises $15 Million

   Predictive attack intelligence and risk protection startup BforeAI has raised $15 million in a Series A funding round led by SYN Ventures.

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2. Palo Alto Networks Shares Remediation Advice for Hacked Firewalls

   Palo Alto Networks has shared remediation instructions for organizations whose firewalls have been hacked via CVE-2024-3400.

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3. Autodesk Drive Abused in Phishing Attacks 

   A new phishing campaign abuses compromised email accounts and targets corporate users with PDF files hosted on Autodesk Drive.

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4. FTC Sending $5.6 Million in Refunds to Ring Customers Over Security Failures

   The FTC is sending a total of $5.6 million in refunds to over 117,000 Ring customers as result of a 2023 settlement.

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5. Vulnerabilities Expose Brocade SAN Appliances, Switches to Hacking

   The Brocade SANnav management application is affected by multiple vulnerabilities, including a publicly available root password.

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6. Endpoint Security Firm ThreatLocker Raises $115 Million in Series D Funding

   Zero trust endpoint security company ThreatLocker has announced a $115 million Series D funding round that brings the total to $240 million. 

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7. IBM Acquiring HashiCorp for $6.4 Billion

   IBM is acquiring HashiCorp for $6.4 billion for its infrastructure lifecycle management and security lifecycle management capabilities.

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8. Cisco Systems Joins Microsoft, IBM in Vatican Pledge to Ensure Ethical Use and Development of AI

   Pope Francis has called for an international treaty to ensure AI is developed and used ethically, devoting his annual peace message this year to the topic.

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9. Cisco Raises Alarm for ‘ArcaneDoor’ Zero-Days Hitting ASA Firewall Platforms

   Cisco warns that nation state-backed hackers are exploiting at least two zero-day vulnerabilities in its ASA firewall platforms to plant malware on telecommunications and energy sector networks.

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10. KnowBe4 Plans to Acquire Egress for Email Security Tech

    KnowBe4 boasts that the merger will create “the largest, advanced AI-driven cybersecurity platform for managing human risk.”

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