Cyberattacks Accompany Russian Military Assault on Ukraine

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The websites of Ukraine’s defense, foreign and interior ministries were unreachable or painfully slow to load Thursday morning after a punishing wave of distributed-denial-of-service attacks as Russia struck at its neighbor, explosions shaking the capital of Kyiv and other major cities.

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Cyber Intelligence Firm Cyble Bags $10 Million in Series A Funding

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Cyber intelligence firm Cyble this week announced closing a $10 million Series A funding round that brings the total raised by the company to roughly $14.5 million.

The round was led by Blackbird and received participation from previous investors Cendana Capital, January Capital, Spider Capital, and VentureSouq.

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Astrix Security Nabs $15M to Tackle Attack Surface Sprawl

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Israeli startup Astrix Security has banked $15 million in early stage venture capital investment to build technology to help organizations secure third-party app integrations.

The Tel Aviv-based Astrix said the seed round was led by Bessemer Venture Partners and F2 Capital. Venrock and a list of angel investors also participated.

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