Proofpoint lines up $6.3 billion deal for Varonis’ data security
2026-10-18T02:51:48Z•5811e3918a470b9421d31b5fae1447888cf1142a1cbd5ddfad51d515cb916d2e
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What happened
Cybersecurity news roundup covering a major Proofpoint–Varonis acquisition, arrests of suspected DataSuckers hackers linked to data breaches, a confirmed ransomware-related breach at Anne Arundel County, alleged Chinese exploitation of a BeyondTrust IT support zero-day for espionage, and outages affecting U.S. federal bankruptcy courts after a contractor cyberattack.
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