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Anyone have a clue who the potential acquirer was? Just curious as to whether they wanted the brand of Troy Hunt as the databases are public and most technicall

Anyone have a clue who the potential acquirer was? Just curious as to whether they wanted the brand of Troy Hunt as the databases are public and most technically savvy organizations can put one together.

nreilly 7y ago
My guess is PIA
- 345218435 7y ago
  pakistan international airlines?
  - tedunangst 7y ago
    The VPN.
peterburkimsher 7y ago
My personal guess is Mozilla (not sure whether Corporation or Foundation). Their mission and vision seem to align well with Troy's views on privacy and security, but for reasons unrelated to HIBP, they're cutting costs. https://techcrunch.com/2020/01/15/mozilla-lays-off-70-as-it-waits-for-subscription-products-to-generate-revenue/ https://techcrunch.com/2020/01/15/mozilla-lays-off-70-as-it-...
- deedree 7y ago
  Yes, that would be my guess as well. They seem(ed) to be the most aligned with his mission. Giving him the freedom to stay in his home while also being in a corporate environment that could give him the necessary know how and back up to grow his baby.
fuber2018 7y ago
My guess is Symantec due to their change of corporate direction/vision in 2019 (selling enterprise sec biz to Broadcom, concentrating on consumer/smallbiz cybersecurity). see https://www.pcmag.com/news/symantec-sells-off-name-enterprise-business-to-broadcom https://www.pcmag.com/news/symantec-sells-off-name-enterpris... Would line up well with Troy Hunt's mention of "It was a change in business model that not only made the deal infeasible from their perspective, but also from mine; some of the most important criteria for the possible suitor were simply no longer there" But then I saw the date for the pcmag article above (Aug 2019) and I'm not sure now. Seems Symantec's divestiture is too early for this broken deal. Or would it take several months after the sale? I found an article from 2019 Nov 4 about Broadcom closing the Symantec purchase - https://www.crn.com/news/security/done-deal-10-7-billion-broadcom-symantec-enterprise-acquisition-closes https://www.crn.com/news/security/done-deal-10-7-billion-bro...
zymhan 7y ago
Well Sophos was just taken private, so maybe them? I'm not sure how widely known these things are before they come out.

nreilly 7y ago

My guess is PIA

345218435 7y ago
pakistan international airlines?
- tedunangst 7y ago
  The VPN.

peterburkimsher 7y ago

My personal guess is Mozilla (not sure whether Corporation or Foundation). Their mission and vision seem to align well with Troy's views on privacy and security, but for reasons unrelated to HIBP, they're cutting costs. https://techcrunch.com/2020/01/15/mozilla-lays-off-70-as-it-waits-for-subscription-products-to-generate-revenue/ https://techcrunch.com/2020/01/15/mozilla-lays-off-70-as-it-...

deedree 7y ago
Yes, that would be my guess as well. They seem(ed) to be the most aligned with his mission. Giving him the freedom to stay in his home while also being in a corporate environment that could give him the necessary know how and back up to grow his baby.

fuber2018 7y ago

My guess is Symantec due to their change of corporate direction/vision in 2019 (selling enterprise sec biz to Broadcom, concentrating on consumer/smallbiz cybersecurity). see https://www.pcmag.com/news/symantec-sells-off-name-enterprise-business-to-broadcom https://www.pcmag.com/news/symantec-sells-off-name-enterpris... Would line up well with Troy Hunt's mention of "It was a change in business model that not only made the deal infeasible from their perspective, but also from mine; some of the most important criteria for the possible suitor were simply no longer there" But then I saw the date for the pcmag article above (Aug 2019) and I'm not sure now. Seems Symantec's divestiture is too early for this broken deal. Or would it take several months after the sale? I found an article from 2019 Nov 4 about Broadcom closing the Symantec purchase - https://www.crn.com/news/security/done-deal-10-7-billion-broadcom-symantec-enterprise-acquisition-closes https://www.crn.com/news/security/done-deal-10-7-billion-bro...

zymhan 7y ago

Well Sophos was just taken private, so maybe them? I'm not sure how widely known these things are before they come out.