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Duna, a European fintech making AI-powered identity and compliance tools for banks, raised a €30M Series A led by CapitalG, bringing its total funding to €40M (Tim Barnwell/Silicon Republic)
https://www.siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/european-fintech-st…

European fintech start-up Duna raises another €30m
European business identity start-up Duna has raised more than €40m since its foundation in 2023, following today's raise of €30m.

Commission trials European open source communications software https://www.euractiv.com/news/commission-trials-european-open-source-communications-software/
"The European Commission is trialling using European open source software…

Social media reports earlier this week that CISA Director nominee Sean Plankey was fired from DHS, casting uncertainty over his CISA nomination, were solidified in a more detailed CBS News report yesterday.
Plankey, however, says he is gearing up for his CISA job.
Check out today's Metacurity for more on this development and other top infosec news, including
--European law enforcement busted up Tycoon2FA phishing platform,
--FBI and European cops take down cyberc…

Conflicting accounts emerge over Plankey's departure from DHS, future as CISA head
European law enforcement busted up Tycoon2FA phishing platform, FBI and European cops take down cybercrime forum Leakbase, Phobos admin pleads guilty to wire fraud, Lawmakers call for probe into decades-old TEMPEST attacks, IDF says it bombed complex hosting Iran's cyberwar HQ, much more

European officials warn Russian veterans could play a role in Moscow’s shadow war: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/05/european-officials-warn-russian-veterans.html

European leaders emerged divided and torn as they tried to welcome the ejection of Venezuela’s authoritarian president,
-- but still uphold the principles of international law that did not appear to allow Trump to capture Nicolšs Maduro,
let alone declare that the US will run Venezuela and control its oil industry.
Europe tried to focus on the principle of a democratic transition, pointing out that the continent had not recognised Maduro as the legitimate leader of Venezuel…

Gerichtsverfahren: xAI soll laut OpenAI Beweismittel vernichtet haben
Im Kontext der im vergangenen Sommer von xAI erhobenen Klage wirft OpenAI Elon Musks Unternehmen nun vor, Beweismittel vernichtet zu haben.

Huawei dominated MWC as the largest exhibitor, illustrating the challenge facing the EU as it pushes to outlaw the Chinese supplier from European networks (Mathieu Pollet/Politico)
https://www.politico.eu/article/china-huawei-dominates-telco-jambo…

China’s Huawei dominates telco jamboree despite European bans
Chinese supplier thrives at Mobile World Congress in Spain even as Brussels pushes to outlaw.

European LNG imports from key Russian terminal rise 8% year-over-year, reach nearly 1.7 million tons in January, watchdog finds: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/05/european-lng-imports-from-key.html

You won't want to miss today's insanely packed Metacurity for the latest news across the cybersecurity sectors, including
--Russian space vehicles are tapping comms from key European satellites, report,
--Incognito Market operator sentenced to 30 years,
--CISA silently tweaked CVEs used for ransomware attacks,
--Russian hackers reportedly disabled critical Ukraine military registration platforms,
--Hackers and trolls are targeting ICE spotting apps,

Russian space vehicles are tapping comms from key European satellites, report
Incognito Market operator sentenced to 30 years, CISA silently tweaked CVEs used for ransomware attacks, Russian hackers reportedly disabled critical Ukraine military registration platforms, Hackers and trolls are targeting ICE spotting apps, Coinbase confirms new insider breach, more

Austausch und 3D-Videokonferenzen: Google eröffnet AI Center in Berlin
In Googles Berliner Büro ist ein AI Center eingezogen. Bei der Eröffnung zeigt Google die Meeting-Zukunft – Project Beam.
https:/…