Proofpoint has officially closed its massive $1.8 billion acquisition of Microsoft 365 security specialist Hornetsecurity. The move is a direct play for the US SMB market through MSPs and fuels the company’s ambition for an IPO as soon as 2026.
Manufacturers faced a brutal 2025, with over half hit by ransomware paying an average $1 million. As AI-driven “smart factories” become the goal, experts warn the attack surface is only growing more complex and dangerous.
As companies race to implement AI, they’re creating massive new security vulnerabilities. The old ways of protecting networks aren’t enough when the crown jewel is the data itself. Building an AI-ready security posture is now a strategic necessity.
A major EU research project is taking a radical approach to securing future 6G networks: copying the human body. The NATWORK consortium is developing an AI-driven “autoimmunity” system for telecoms, funded with over €6.1 million. The goal is to create networks that can learn, adapt, and defend thems
The MuddyWater hacking group has deployed new custom malware, including the “MuddyViper” backdoor, in a campaign from late 2024 to mid-2025. This represents a significant evolution towards more advanced, stealth-focused tradecraft for the historically noisy threat actor.
At its re:Invent conference, AWS unveiled a preview of its AWS Security Agent, a single AI tool for automated security reviews and on-demand penetration testing. The company claims it can cut security validation from weeks to hours. It enters a market where Microsoft and Google are already deploying
A major cryptocurrency mixing service, Cryptomixer, has been shut down by Europol and international partners. The service allegedly helped launder 1.3 billion euros for cybercriminals involved in ransomware and dark web markets since 2016.
OpenAI has cut ties with analytics provider Mixpanel following a data breach that exposed API user information. The breach involved profile data including names, email addresses, and approximate locations. Only OpenAI platform users are affected, not regular ChatGPT users.
OpenAI is sending breach notifications to all users after a security incident at analytics provider Mixpanel. The company stresses that only API users might be affected, and no sensitive data was exposed. This appears to be a case of extreme transparency rather than a major security crisis.
Over half of enterprises lack confidence in securing non-human identities as these machine accounts experience exponential growth. The gap between deployment and security could create massive vulnerabilities in digital infrastructure.
