Proofpoint lines up $6.3 billion deal for Varonis’ data security

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Cybersecurity news feed 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 espionage activity exploiting a BeyondTrust IT support zero-day, and outages affecting U.S. federal bankruptcy courts after a contractor cyberattack.

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