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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Mark Sweney

Darktrace boss defends UK cybersecurity firm amid short-seller attacks

Darktrace CEO Poppy Gustafsson has published a 1,200-word defence of the firm she co-founded in 2013.
Darktrace CEO Poppy Gustafsson has published a 1,200-word defence of the firm she co-founded in 2013. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images

The chief executive of Darktrace has launched a staunch defence of the embattled cybersecurity company saying it is run with the “greatest integrity”, after allegations of irregular sales, marketing and accounting practices raised by a US-based hedge fund.

Poppy Gustafsson published a 1,200 word defence of the company she co-founded in 2013, after its share price collapsed to a record low after the publication of a highly critical 70-page report by New York-based Quintessential Capital Management (QCM) on Tuesday.

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