Dozens of such keys can be extracted from apps’ decompiled code to gain access to all Gemini endpoints.
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AI, APIs and DDoS Collide in New Era of Coordinated Cyberattacks
Akamai warns that Layer 7 DDoS, API abuse and AI-powered attacks are merging into coordinated, multi-vector campaigns that are harder to detect and defend against.
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API Threats Grow in Scale as AI Expands the Blast Radius
New research shows attackers increasingly abusing APIs at machine speed as AI-driven systems widen exposure and amplify impact.
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Cyber Insights 2026: API Security – Harder to Secure, Impossible to Ignore
API cybersecurity will be a ping pong ball, battered between the rackets of AI-assisted attackers and AI-assisted defenders.
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Equixly Raises $11 Million for AI-Powered API Penetration Testing
The Italian startup will use the investment to build proprietary AI models, accelerate global expansion, and hire new talent.
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Claude AI APIs Can Be Abused for Data Exfiltration
An attacker can inject indirect prompts to trick the model into harvesting user data and sending it to the attacker’s account.
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Akamai to Acquire API Protection Startup Noname Security for $450 Million
Akamai has announced plans to acquire Noname Security to enhance its API protection offering.
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Traceable AI Raises $30 Million to Safeguard Cloud APIs
Traceable AI has raised $110 million since launching in 2018 with ambitious plans in the competitive API security and observability space.
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Leen Banks Early Stage Funding for Data Security Technology
Leen Security, a new startup building technology to help reduce chaos in the data security space, has banked a $2.8 million pre-seed funding.
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Cyber Insights 2024: APIs – A Clear, Present, and Future Danger
The API attack surface is expanding and API vulnerabilities are growing. AI will help attackers find and exploit API vulnerabilities at scale.
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