AI-Powered Discovery and Rapid Takedowns to Neutralize Brand Abuse, Phishing, and External Fraud
Infoblox, the leader in hybrid, multi-cloud networking and preemptive security, has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Axur, a global innovator in AI-powered external threat protection. This acquisition marks a significant expansion of Infoblox’s security platform, moving beyond internal network defense to proactively combat threats lurking on the open web, social media, and dark web.
As AI enables cybercriminals to launch sophisticated impersonation and fraud campaigns at unprecedented scales, organizations are struggling to keep up. The addition of Axur’s technology allows Infoblox to discover, validate, and dismantle malicious infrastructure before it ever reaches a company’s users or network.
The integration of Axur transforms Infoblox’s security posture from perimeter-first to exposure-managed. By focusing on threats outside traditional boundaries, Infoblox will now address:
- Brand Abuse & Impersonation: Continuous monitoring of social media, app stores, and search ads for fraudulent accounts.
- Phishing & Credential Theft: Identifying new phishing sites in under four minutes through AI automation.
- External Fraud: Detecting and preventing messaging-based scams and leaked corporate credentials on the dark web.
- Malicious Infrastructure: Disrupting the suppliers of cybercrime, fake domains, and rogue apps, before they are weaponized.
The true power of this acquisition lies in the combination of Infoblox’s DNS-layer controls with Axur’s automated takedown workflows.
While Axur’s AI is working to remove a malicious site permanently, Infoblox can immediately block all organizational communication with that infrastructure at the DNS layer. This multi-layered approach reduces the median “attack uptime” from several days to just a few hours, drastically minimizing the window of opportunity for threat actors.
“Many modern attacks now start outside the traditional network, on fake websites, social platforms, app stores, and search ads. Axur extends our preemptive security offering by giving customers the ability to see and stop these threats earlier, disrupting malicious infrastructure before it can be weaponized.” — Scott Harrell, President and CEO of Infoblox
“Joining Infoblox allows us to scale these capabilities globally and enhance external threat disruption with deeper network and security context, delivering a more preemptive approach to protection.” — Fabio Ramos, CEO of Axur
The acquisition is subject to standard regulatory approvals and is currently expected to close in Spring 2026. Until then, Infoblox and Axur will continue to operate as independent entities.
Organizations using Infoblox can look forward to deeper network-level asset and IP attribution which will help security teams identify exactly which assets are exposed and take immediate remedial action.
Source: Infoblox
