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We raised $15 million to help risk teams keep pace with AI-scale attacks

Today Overwatch Data is announcing a $15 million Series A led by Mouro Capital, with strategic participation from Visa Ventures and Capital One Ventures and follow-on investments from PruVen Capital and New Era Capital Partners.

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Company newsOct 26, 2026

AI is giving cybercrime a makeover, and this startup just raised $15 million to fight back

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AnalysisOct 23, 2026

PHP2Shell: inside the scramble for working exploits

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Company newsOct 19, 2026

We raised $15 million to help risk teams keep pace with AI-scale attacks

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Company newsSep 22, 2026

Huge cyberattack uses Anthropic and DeepSeek AI to target 100 companies

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Cyber PulseJun 2026

Bank-spoofing domains, anti-detect browsers and World Cup fraud: our most recent signals.

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AnalysisJun 8, 2026

The explosion of phishing URLs targeting financial institutions

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Research & methodologyApr 27, 2026

Building Overwatch: AI agents for threat intelligence at attacker speed

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AnalysisApr 16, 2026

Fraud is officially part of cybersecurity: the ATT&CK model

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AnalysisApr 9, 2026

What would Project Glasswing for fraud look like?

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Cyber PulseMar 2026

ATM jackpotting and NFC relay attacks, plus reflections from ICBA Live.

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Cyber PulseFeb 2026

Fraud moves from the dark web to TikTok, tax-refund abuse and MCC review agents.

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AnalysisJan 29, 2026

From dark web to TikTok: why fraud intelligence needs to move at social speed

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Research & methodologyJan 29, 2026

Comparing fraud taxonomies and how to use them

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Cyber PulseJan 2026

Our 2026 cybercrime predictions: fraud goes social and AI agents move from content to crime.

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AnalysisJan 7, 2026

Your camera is a trust signal

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AnalysisDec 30, 2025

Jingle all the way to the bank

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AnalysisDec 29, 2025

Cybercrime: what we expect in 2026

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AnalysisNov 7, 2025

The new ATO: agent takeover

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Cyber PulseOct 2025

Cybersecurity Awareness Month, DotBypasser and welcoming Jeff Needham as CRO.

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Company newsOct 18, 2025

AI as a bicycle for the mind: reflections from the road

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Cyber PulseSep 2025

On the road with our CTO, the IAB monitoring launch and AI as a bicycle for the mind.

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AnalysisSep 19, 2025

AI-powered cybercrime: when machines run criminal operations

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Company newsSep 15, 2025

Community, collaboration, and AI: reflections from the road

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AnalysisSep 2, 2025

Why social media monitoring is now essential threat intelligence

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Cyber PulseAug 2025

How we deployed AI agents against cyber and fraud, plus Congressional testimony.

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AnalysisAug 17, 2025

Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters: a fresh wave of cybercriminals and trolls

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Research & methodologyAug 12, 2025

The key to detecting synthetic IDs

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AnalysisJul 28, 2025

The dark side of AI: fraudsters' new arsenal

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