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Malwarebytes

Malwarebytes Inc. is an American cybersecurity company that develops software to protect computers and mobile devices from malicious software and other digital threats. It was founded in 2008 by Marcin Kleczynski, who is chief executive officer. The company is based in Santa Clara, California. In 2023, Malwarebytes separated its business security division under the new name ThreatDown, which continues to develop and maintain the company’s enterprise security products. In 2024, Malwarebytes acquired the Sweden-based virtual private network provider AzireVPN to expand its privacy-focused software portfolio.

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Article summary

Malwarebytes Inc. is an American cybersecurity company that develops software to protect computers and mobile devices from malicious software and other digital threats. It was founded in 2008 by Marcin Kleczynski, who is chief executive officer. The company is based in Santa Clara, California. In 2023, Malwarebytes separated its business security division under the new name ThreatDown, which continues to develop and maintain the company’s enterprise security products. In 2024, Malwarebytes acquired the Sweden-based virtual private network provider AzireVPN to expand its privacy-focused software portfolio.

Key claims

  1. date of foundation: 2008 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of foundation is "2008". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1374109576

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.