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CrowdStrike to acquire AI security startups Fiddler and Dreadnode

CrowdStrike announced at its Fal.Con Europe conference in Barcelona that it will acquire Fiddler AI for about $400 million and Dreadnode for about $95 million, mostly in cash. Fiddler monitors AI agent behavior and will become Falcon Observe; Dreadnode provides automated AI security testing.

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Timeline · 3 reports

  1. 2026-11-03 15:11 · Unite.AI
    CrowdStrike Plans Fiddler and Dreadnode Acquisitions for AI Security
  2. 2026-11-03 14:50 · Techmeme
    CrowdStrike agrees to buy Fiddler AI, which helps monitor AI agents, for ~$400M, and Dreadnode, an automated security AI testing tool, for ~$95M, mostly in cash
  3. 2026-11-03 12:56 · The Next Web
    CrowdStrike agrees to buy AI security startups Fiddler and Dreadnode

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