Finland’s Spy Service Warns of Russian Interference, Attacks

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Finland must brace for Russian interference and hybrid attacks as it weighs whether to join the NATO military alliance, the security services warned on Tuesday.

The Nordic nation shares a 1,340-kilometre (830-mile) border with Russia and has remained militarily non-aligned since the end of World War II to avoid provoking its eastern neighbour.

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Hackers Steal Over $600M in Major Crypto Heist

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Hackers stole cryptocurrency worth over $600 million from a digital ledger used by players of the popular online game Axie Infinity, in a major digital cash heist revealed Tuesday. 

Interest in cyptocurrency has boomed, along with its values, but the money has also become an attractive target for tech savvy thieves.

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Cloaked Snags $25M Funding to Tackle Data-Sharing Privacy

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A Boston startup has raised $25 million in early-stage funding to tackle the erosion of privacy in today’s data sharing ecosystems.

The startup, called Cloaked, said the Series A investment was co-led by Lux Capital and Human Capital and will be used to exit beta and drive growth in a competitive marketplace.

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