Published on: 2025-07-08 12:01:16
Cybersecurity firm Proofpoint is set to acquire European rival Hornetsecurity for north of $1 billion to strengthen its European presence as it explores a return to public markets. The deal marks the single largest acquisition in Proofpoint's history. The cybersecurity industry has seen heightened consolidation in recent months, with companies snapping up smaller competitors to bolster their offerings in an era of AI-fueled cybercrime. In March, Google announced a deal to acquire Israeli-foun
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-09 01:52:30
Cybersecurity firm Proofpoint announced Thursday it will acquire European rival Hornetsecurity for $1 billion to strengthen its European presence as it explores a return to public markets. The deal marks the single largest acquisition in Proofpoint's history. The cybersecurity industry has seen heightened consolidation in recent months, with companies snapping up smaller competitors to bolster their offerings in an era of AI-fueled cybercrime. In March, Google announced a deal to acquire Isra
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-12 00:14:43
The state-backed North Korean threat group Konni (Opal Sleet, TA406) was observed targeting Ukrainian government entities in intelligence collection operations. The attackers use phishing emails that impersonate think tanks, referencing important political events or military developments to lure their targets. Proofpoint researchers who discovered the activity in February 2025 suggest that it's likely an effort to support the DPRK's military involvement alongside Russia in Ukraine and evaluate
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-21 08:02:16
A new phishing kit named 'CoGUI' sent over 580 million emails to targets between January and April 2025, aiming to steal account credentials and payment data. The messages impersonate major brands like Amazon, Rakuten, PayPal, Apple, tax agencies, and banks. The activity culminated in January 2025, where 170 campaigns sent 172,000,000 phishing messages to targets, but the following months maintained equally impressive volumes. Proofpoint researchers who discovered the CoGUI campaigns noted th
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-10-14 06:19:29
Cybercriminals are promoting malicious Microsoft OAuth apps that masquerade as Adobe and DocuSign apps to deliver malware and steal Microsoft 365 accounts credentials. The campaigns were discovered by Proofpoint researchers, who characterized them as "highly targeted" in a thread on X. The malicious OAuth apps in this campaign are impersonating Adobe Drive, Adobe Drive X, Adobe Acrobat, and DocuSign. Malicious OAuth apps Source: Proofpoint These apps request access to less sensitive permiss
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A previously undocumented polyglot malware is being deployed in attacks against aviation, satellite communication, and critical transportation organizations in the United Arab Emirates. The malware delivers a backdoor called Sosano, which establishes persistence on the infected devices and allows the attackers to execute commands remotely. The activity was discovered by Proofpoint in October 2024, which states that the attacks are linked to a threat actor named 'UNK_CraftyCamel.' While the cam
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