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CERT-In Crafty Falcon Advisory Warns of AI-Powered Attacks on Financial Firms
India's CERT-In released a critical advisory on November 4, 2026, detailing an active AI-driven campaign by threat actor Crafty Falcon against the BFSI sector.
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Stripe USDC Payouts Reach External Crypto Wallets in 160+ Markets
Stripe announced on November 4, 2026, that eligible US businesses can send USDC and OUSD payouts to external crypto wallets in 160+ markets through its Global Payouts service.
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CrowdStrike Fiddler AI Acquisition Adds Dreadnode for Falcon AI Agent Security
CrowdStrike signed agreements on November 3, 2026, to acquire Fiddler AI and Dreadnode, adding observability and automated testing tools for AI agents to its Falcon platform.
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Pine Labs Stripe Unified Commerce Solution Launches for Singapore Retailers
Pine Labs and Stripe introduced a unified commerce solution on November 4 2026 that connects online and in-store payments for retailers operating in Singapore.
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NEAR Protocol Token Issuance Cut Approved by Governance to 1.6% Over 24 Months
NEAR Protocol governance approved a reduction in maximum annual token issuance from 2.5% to 1.6% over 24 months through proposal HSP-029.
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Xflow SaaS Subscription Management Tool Simplifies Cross-Border Payments
Xflow introduced a SaaS subscription management tool on November 2, 2026, allowing Indian companies to fund a single USD virtual card for payments to vendors such as AWS and OpenAI.
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Palo Alto Networks Cortex Cloud SaaS Security Extends Coverage to 100 Applications
Palo Alto Networks announced Cortex Cloud SaaS Security in late October 2026 as part of the Cortex Cloud 2.3 release, bringing coverage to approximately 100 SaaS applications.
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ICANN New gTLD Round 2026 Receives 1,615 Active Applications
ICANN released details on 1,615 active applications submitted for the 2026 new gTLD round, submitted by 481 entities between April and August.
