Cybersecurity M&A Roundup: 39 Deals Announced in September 2026
SecurityWeek logged 39 cybersecurity mergers and acquisitions announced in September 2026.
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Kiteworks
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- First seenSep 11, 2026
- Last mentioned24d ago
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14 articles · newest firstKiteworks & Citrix Incidents Show Challenges of Zero-Day Response
A Dark Reading piece contrasts Kiteworks and Citrix zero-day responses, including a nine-hour shutdown and silence on reported attacks.
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In Other News: $15K iCloud Spoofing Bugs, AI Policy Experts Phished, Adblocker Spies on AI Chats
Weekly roundup: iCloud spoofing bugs bypass SPF/DKIM/DMARC, TA419 spies phish AI policy experts, Cloudflare fixes cross-tenant data leak, Poper Blocker harvests AI chats.
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Kiteworks Patches 126 Vulnerabilities in Massive Security Update
Kiteworks fixed 126 vulnerabilities, including critical account takeover and code execution, in releases before version 9.5.1.
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Kiteworks Fixes Critical Flaw Found During Nine-Hour Precautionary Shutdown
Kiteworks patched a critical, previously unknown vulnerability affecting under 1% of customers during a nine-hour precautionary shutdown triggered by attack intelligence.
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Kiteworks lifts shutdown advisory after ‘credible threat intelligence’ from federal authorities
Kiteworks resumed operations after patching a critical, previously unknown Advanced Forms vulnerability found during a weekend precautionary shutdown; no exploitation evidence.
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Kiteworks Urges Customers to Restart Systems After Shutdown Notice
Kiteworks lifted a nine-hour precautionary shutdown order after federal intelligence warned of imminent threat actor targeting; no breach confirmed.
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Kiteworks patches critical flaw, brings customer systems online
Kiteworks patched a critical flaw and lifted a global shutdown advisory after finding no compromise.
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Kiteworks Warned Customers to Shut Down Servers Over Potential Zero-Day Attack
Kiteworks told self-managed customers to shut down servers over a possible zero-day, then lifted the warning.
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Kiteworks Urges Customers to Shut Down Servers Over Potential Zero-Day Threat
Kiteworks briefly told customers to shut down servers over an unconfirmed threat, then lifted the advice.
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Kiteworks Urges Customers to Shut Down Systems for 9 Hours Over Possible Cyber Attack
Kiteworks urged a nine-hour customer shutdown after a federal warning of a possible attack.
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Kiteworks urges customers to stop using platform after warning from federal intelligence agencies
Kiteworks told customers to shut systems down after federal intel warned of possible targeting.
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Kiteworks Acquires Bonfy.AI to Fill the AI Gap in Data Governance
Kiteworks acquired AI data-security firm Bonfy.AI, reportedly for tens of millions of dollars, to add inline AI-era data governance.
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Kiteworks expands runtime data governance with Bonfy.AI acquisition
Kiteworks acquired Bonfy.AI to add runtime, context-aware classification and enforcement of data exchanges by people, machines, and AI agents.
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Appears with
- Kiteworksvendor · 9
- Accellionorganization · 4
- Kiteworksproduct · 4
- Clopthreat actor · 3
- Krogervictim · 2
- Frank Balonisorganization · 2
- Kiteworks Data Control Planeproduct · 2
- Bonfy.AIorganization · 2
- Bonfy.AIvendor · 2
- Kiteworks Private Content Networkproduct · 1
- Quorum Cyberorganization · 1
- Dragosvendor · 1
- Proofpointorganization · 1
- FBIorganization · 1
- Palo Alto Networksorganization · 1
- UNC2546threat actor · 1
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