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Why Upwind Is Pursuing $250 Million in Funding with a $1.5 Billion Valuation

Cloud Security, Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP), Security Operations Increasing Investments Could Enhance Cloud Security Competition Against Major Players Michael Novinson (MichaelNovinson) • January 21, 2026 The cybersecurity landscape has experienced a significant shift, transitioning from a dry spell to a surge in funding for emerging companies. See Also: On-Demand…

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Welsh Ambulance Service Reports Over 600 Data Breaches in the Last Three Years – campaignseries.co.uk

Welsh Ambulance Service Faces Over 600 Data Breaches in Three Years Recent reports have revealed that the Welsh Ambulance Service has experienced more than 600 data breaches over the past three years, raising significant concerns about the security of sensitive information within this critical public service. These breaches, which encompass…

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Hackers Exploit Poorly Configured Clients to Steal Over $20 Million in Ethereum

Title: Surge in Ethereum Theft Linked to Insecurely Configured Nodes In recent months, cybersecurity researchers have raised significant alarms regarding a series of cyberattacks targeting Ethereum users, with criminals reportedly amassing over $20 million through the exploitation of inadequately secured Ethereum nodes. These breaches have centered around actively scrutinizing the…

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5.6 Million Federal Employees’ Fingerprints Compromised in OPM Cyberattack

OPM Data Breach Escalates: Over 5.6 Million Fingerprints Compromised The notorious breach at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has deepened, with recent disclosures revealing that hackers have secured access to nearly 5.6 million fingerprints belonging to federal employees. This shocking update elevates what was already a significant cybersecurity incident,…

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Enhancing Software Supply Chain Security: Beyond Open Source Webinar.

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Researchers Discover New Privilege Escalation Vulnerability ‘StackRot’ in the Linux Kernel

A newly discovered security vulnerability in the Linux kernel, referred to as StackRot (CVE-2023-3269, CVSS score: 7.8), presents a potential avenue for privilege escalation on affected systems. This vulnerability impacts Linux kernel versions 6.1 through 6.4 and has no known instances of exploitation in real-world scenarios thus far. The StackRot…

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