Topic: developer security
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Belgian Cybersecurity Startup Aikido Reaches Unicorn Status
Aikido Security, a Belgian cybersecurity startup founded in 2022, has achieved a $1 billion valuation after a $60 million Series B funding round, marking the fastest rise to unicorn status for a European cybersecurity company. The company's success is built on a developer-first platform that inte...
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Escape Secures $18M to Scale AI-Powered Security Automation
Escape raised $18 million in Series A funding to expand its AI-driven platform, which autonomously hunts for vulnerabilities in live production systems, a critical gap left by traditional pre-deployment security tools. The platform uses continuous AI agents to automate the security lifecycle, rep...
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Critical Zero-Day Threat for Cursor & Windsurf Users Exposed
A zero-day vulnerability in AI coding tools (e.g., Cursor, Windsurf) exposed developers to machine hijacking via compromised extensions, with attackers exploiting OpenVSX's automated publishing system. The flaw, dubbed VSXPloit, allowed attackers to push malicious updates silently through depende...
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