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401 Google Parent Alphabet Agrees To Buy Cyber Security Group Wiz For $32 Billion

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msmash @ Slashdot · today 07:17 EDT

Google Parent Alphabet Agrees To Buy Cyber Security Group Wiz For $32 Billion

Google parent Alphabet has agreed to buy cyber security start-up Wiz for $32 billion, the biggest acquisition in the search group's history, according to Financial Times, which cites sources. From the report: Alphabet held talks over a $23 billion acquisition of Wiz last year, although the negotiations collapsed after some of the cyber security company's directors and investors became worried about antitrust hurdles.

The deal, which will rank as the biggest deal of the year so far, will be announced on Tu

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