Exclusive-Cybersecurity firm Rapid7 explores sale -sources


FILE PHOTO Twitter Inc.s former security chief Peiter quotMudgequot Zatko testifies before a Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington U.S. September 13 2022. REUTERSEvelyn HocksteinFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: Twitter Inc.'s former security chief Peiter "Mudge" Zatko testifies before a Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 13, 2022. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo

(Reuters) - Rapid7 Inc, the cybersecurity firm that hired Twitter Inc whistleblower Peiter Zatko last month, is exploring options that include a possible sale after attracting acquisition interest, according to people familiar with the matter.

The Boston-based company is working with investment bank Goldman Sachs Group Inc as it considers approaches from parties that include private equity firms, the sources said.

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