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-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-bro...

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-...

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.

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

My guess is PIA

pakistan international airlines?

The VPN.