Nine new companies, mainly in healthcare and cybersecurity sectors, joined The Crunchbase Unicorn Board in February. Four of them are based in the US, and others are in Saudi Arabia, China, Israel, Ireland, and Canada. These companies, which added $15.6 billion in value and $1.9 billion in funding, include Abridge, OpenEvidence, Tines, Dream Security, Olipop, Hightouch, and Keyuan Petrochemicals. Growth equity firms led most of the funding rounds.

Russian Hackers Target European Diplomats with ‘Wine-Tasting’ Phishing Scams
A Russian state-linked hacking group APT29, also known as Cozy Bear or Midnight Blizzard, is ramping up its cyberattacks on European diplomatic targets. The group