Palo Alto Networks is a public cybersecurity company, traded on Nasdaq under the ticker PANW, that was founded by Nir Zuk in 2005. Palo Alto Networks's Twitter Score is 8.2 out of 1000 as of October 2026, ranking #112,264 among 498,348 tracked accounts.
Palo Alto Networks operates Unit 42, a threat intelligence team that investigates cryptocurrency-related cybercrime, including cryptojacking campaigns, fraudulent crypto-investment platforms, and blockchain-enabled attacks. Unit 42 exposed the WatchDog operation, a Monero cryptojacking campaign that targeted cloud infrastructure, identifying malicious hosts, XMR wallet addresses, and compromised systems. The team has also uncovered thousands of fraudulent cryptocurrency-investment websites and mobile applications structured similarly to Ponzi schemes.
Palo Alto Networks publishes blockchain-intelligence research examining how on-chain transaction patterns can reveal financial signatures tied to ransomware, fraud, and state-sponsored cyber activity. The company is a founding member of the Cyber Threat Alliance, a cross-industry group focused on sharing threat intelligence. It was previously backed by Greylock Partners, Sequoia Capital, and Globespan Capital Partners V, L.P. before its public listing.
Palo Alto Networks has accumulated 129,871 followers as of October 2026 across 19,393 posts. The account has been mentioned by 191 accounts, with 485 total mentions.
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The accounts that follow Palo Alto Networks include 34 founders, 4 angel investors, 13 influencers and 7 VCs. Among them are Shaun Maguire, Sequoia Capital, Robert Hackett, Gabor Gurbacs, Emily Chang and Greylock Partners.