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Source-attributed reporting and analysis on cybersecurity, vulnerabilities, identity and digital defence.

100 articles · Original source dates

Industry & analysis16 Oct 2026

Proofpoint Inks $6.3 Billion All-Cash Deal to Acquire Varonis

Proofpoint has agreed to acquire data and AI security firm Varonis in an all-cash deal valued at roughly $6.3 billion, the two companies announced on Thursday. The deal is the largest cybersecurity acquisition…

SecurityWeek · 2 min read
Identity & access12 Oct 2026

IonQ to Acquire Zero Trust Firm Elisity for Up to $1.3 Billion

IonQ on Monday said it signed a definitive agreement to buy Elisity in a stock-only transaction worth up to $1.3 billion. Up to $150 million of that amount is earnout consideration, contingent on how Elisity’s…

SecurityWeek · 2 min read
Threats & incidents12 Oct 2026

GTA 6 Leaker Demands $30M Meme Coin Market Cap to Release Full Game

CyberLeek, the anonymous figure behind this summer’s wave of GTA 6 leaks , just raised the stakes considerably. After dropping 25 minutes of gameplay footage earlier last week, including nudity and dev menu…

Security Affairs · 4 min read
Threats & incidents08 Oct 2026

U.S. Offers $10 Million Reward for Alleged HAFNIUM Hacker Zhang Yu

The U.S. State Department is offering a $10 million reward for information leading to the arrest of Zhang Yu. He is accused of being a key figure in the HAFNIUM campaign, the 2021 operation that targeted…

Security Affairs · 4 min read
Threats & incidents06 Oct 2026

FBI Drops Accenture Contractor After Sensitive Data Breach

The FBI pulled an Accenture contractor off its account on Monday, and the reason is almost mundane compared to the damage it caused. One update didn’t get installed on time.

Security Affairs · 5 min read
Threats & incidents05 Oct 2026

MI5 Raises Alarm Over Chinese Funding of UK Academic Research

On September 30, MI5 published a formal warning naming the China General Technology Research Institute, CGTRI, also called CAGT in some translations, as an outfit with very strong ties to China’s Ministry of…

Security Affairs · 4 min read