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SiliconAngle reports that Exaforce, an agentic security operations startup, has obtained $75 million from a Series A funding round, which will be allocated toward strengthening its agentic security operations center platform.

Microsoft has touted averting fraud attempts amounting to $4 billion, while dismissing 49,000 bogus partnership enrollments and 1.6 million attempted bot signups per hour, as it observed the mounting exploitation of artificial intelligence in cyber scams during the past year, reports Infosecurity Magazine.

TechCrunch reports that Florida state senators will soon vote on draft legislation that would impose the creation of encryption backdoors for law enforcement in social media platforms following its unanimous approval by the state's Senate Rules Committee.

North American airport retail company Paradies Shops has agreed to pay $6.9 million to resolve a class-action lawsuit alleging its negligence in a 2020 REvil ransomware attack that compromised 76,000 current and former employees' personal data, according to The Record, a news site by cybersecurity firm Recorded Future.

As cyberattacks surge and boardrooms demand measurable outcomes, CISOs in Q2 2025 are redefining their playbook, prioritizing resilience, operational intelligence, and business-aligned metrics like never before.

Ahold Delhaize USA which owns leading supermarket brands Hannaford, Stop & Shop, Giant Food, and Food Lion has confirmed having its data compromised in a November cyberattack after the INC ransomware operation claimed that the incident led to the theft of 6 TB of information, reports The Record, a news site by cybersecurity firm Recorded Future.

The technology giant said two zero-day vulnerabilities were used in attacks on iOS devices against "specific targeted individuals," which suggests spyware or nation-state threat activity.

Dr. Dustin Sachs, Chief Technologist and Senior Director of Programs for CyberRisk Collaborative, shares his experience, explaining how alert fatigue erodes decision-making, how the resulting ego depletion compromises judgment, and why AI -- if applied with intention -- can reduce mental strain and strengthen SOC performance.

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CISA guidance follows reports of Oracle Cloud breached, which the company denies.