Proofpoint lines up $6.3 billion deal for Varonis’ data security
2026-10-17T02:51:48Z•b6ac29475d169cbcf11bf72f008cb7a61cd6a91e49ceb68ff9a53147937fa625
BeyondTrustChina-linked threat actorDataSuckersProofpointVaroniscybercrimecybersecuritydata breachespionagegovernment systemsransomwaresupply-chain attackzero-day
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 espionage activity exploiting a BeyondTrust IT support zero-day, and operational outages affecting U.S. federal bankruptcy courts after a contractor cyberattack.
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