Proofpoint details BluePhishing attack on Microsoft Entra agent identities
One admin consent can create persistent agent identities; Proofpoint reports no observed real-world use.
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Healthcare AI use is outrunning data-governance controls, Proofpoint finds
Proofpoint says 45% of healthcare organizations embedded AI while 60% lacked controls for that sensitive data.
Proofpoint launches Flex model for shifting security spend
Qualifying customers can reallocate committed spend at anniversaries and apply Flex Credits when adding products.
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Buyer’s guide ranks 12 enterprise email encryption products
It scores recipient friction, trigger automation, revoke and audit controls, compliance evidence, and pricing, with no paid placements.
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Proofpoint Joins Microsoft ICES Ecosystem
Proofpoint integrates its Core Email Protection API into Microsoft Defender for Office 365, allowing unified visibility of detections for Microsoft 365 customers.
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Buyer’s guide ranks 10 email encryption services
Virtru leads the editorial scores, followed by Microsoft Purview Message Encryption and Proofpoint.
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Proofpoint says generative AI is weakening email behavior detection
One actor emailed more than 30 agents with unique property pitches that all ended in the same meeting request.
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Proofpoint CEO Sumit Dhawan On ‘Market-Changing’ $6.3B Varonis Deal, IPO Goal
Proofpoint plans a $6.3 billion Varonis acquisition to combine data security for AI-agent risk.
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Proofpoint lines up $6.3 billion deal for Varonis’ data security
Proofpoint agreed to buy data-security firm Varonis for $6.3 billion in cash.
Proofpoint CEO on acquiring Varonis for $6.3B: ‘Opportunities like this don’t come every day’
Proofpoint’s CEO discusses the company’s $6.3 billion acquisition of Varonis.
Chinese Phishing Network Uses 17,000 Domains to Target Japanese Banks and Steal Credentials
Chinese-language phishing kits used about 17,000 domains to steal credentials from Japanese bank and retail customers.
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Microsoft Disrupts CoGUI Phishing Kit Linked to Over 100 Million Malicious Emails a Month
Microsoft and partners seized CoGUI phishing-kit infrastructure tied to over 100 million malicious emails a month.
Proofpoint Inks $6.3 Billion All-Cash Deal to Acquire Varonis
Proofpoint agreed to buy Varonis for about $6.3 billion cash, 2026's largest announced cybersecurity acquisition.
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Proofpoint to Acquire Varonis in Massive $6.3 Billion AI Cybersecurity Deal
Proofpoint will acquire Varonis for $6.3 billion cash to combine email, data, and AI security.
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Proofpoint to buy Varonis for $6.3 billion
Proofpoint agreed to acquire data-security company Varonis for approximately $6.3 billion in cash.
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AI Slop Isn't Just for Social Media; It's Ruining Cyberattacks, Too
Proofpoint research argues AI is degrading threat actor quality, with once-sophisticated TA4903 now producing sloppier credential phishing and BEC attacks.
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Proofpoint to Acquire Varonis in $6.3 Billion Cybersecurity Deal
Proofpoint agreed to acquire data-security firm Varonis in a $6.3 billion cybersecurity deal.
Proofpoint to Acquire Varonis in a $6.3 Billion Transaction
Proofpoint agreed to acquire Varonis for about $6.3 billion in cash, or $49.75 per share.
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Healthcare Sees No Relief from Cyberattacks Disrupting Patient Care
Proofpoint and Ponemon say 74% of surveyed U.S. healthcare organizations saw patient-care disruption from cyberattacks.
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Healthcare Cyberattacks Hit Harder, Cost More
Ponemon and Proofpoint survey finds U.S. healthcare cyberattacks cost more and increasingly disrupt patient care.
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China-Aligned TA419 Targets U.S. AI Policy Experts With Microsoft AitM Phishing
China-aligned TA419 phished U.S. AI policy experts using Microsoft adversary-in-the-middle credential theft.
Chinese spies impersonate White House, Anthropic figures to phish AI policy experts
China-aligned TA419 phished US AI policy experts by impersonating White House and Anthropic figures.
China-Linked TA419 Hackers Target US AI Policy Experts With Credential Phishing Attacks
China-linked TA419 used AiTM phishing to steal Microsoft 365 sessions from U.S. AI policy experts.
Researchers find Chinese hacking campaigns targeting AI firms, Asian governments
Chinese state-backed groups phished AI researchers and used the Antino backdoor against Asian governments, hitting about 350 endpoints.