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According to TechCrunch, cybersecurity giant Palo Alto Networks announced the acquisition of AI Agent startup Console for $500 million in cash and stock. Founded in 2024, Console utilizes AI Agents to automate tasks such as password resets, application access provisioning, and daily IT troubleshooting, serving clients including Ramp, Flock Safety, and Scale AI. Palo Alto Networks plans to integrate Console into its AI-driven security platform, Cortex, enabling security teams to investigate and handle security alerts through natural language to achieve more automated enterprise security operations. This marks Palo Alto Networks' seventh acquisition completed this year. Previously, the company acquired Chronosphere at a $3.35 billion valuation and cybersecurity startup Koi for $400 million.
Volcengine has officially launched the education industry version of its web-connected Q&A Agent, opening up AI tutoring capabilities such as image-based question answering and homework grading, powered by the same system as Doubao AIXue. This version covers all subjects from primary to high school, supports step-by-step problem explanations and intelligent full-page grading, and leverages Doubao Search to integrate hundreds of authoritative sources to ensure content credibility. Education apps, smart hardware vendors, and in-school device manufacturers can now integrate through the Volcengine Console.
LayerZero Labs posted on platform X, stating that the internal RPC used by LayerZero Labs had been attacked by the Lazarus Group over the past three weeks, compromising the true source of its DVN (Decentralized Verifier Network). Meanwhile, external RPC providers experienced DDoS attacks. The incident affected 0.14% of applications and approximately 0.36% of asset value. LayerZero Labs stated that assets are currently secure, and over $9 billion in funds have been bridged through the protocol since April 19.In response to the security risk, LayerZero Labs has ceased providing services for its DVN in a 1/1 configuration. Default configurations for all pathways will migrate to a multi-DVN model of at least 3/3 or 5/5 signatures. Additionally, regarding an incident from three years ago where a multi-sig holder mistakenly used a hardware wallet for personal transactions, LayerZero Labs has removed that signer and replaced the wallet, while developing a custom OneSig multi-sig system. LayerZero Labs advises developers to lock configurations to avoid reliance on default settings and plans to launch an asset management platform, Console, to enhance security monitoring.