A computer hacker said on Friday it would release the source code for Symantec Corp's Norton antivirus software, citing a lawsuit that had been filed against the company. The message appeared on hacker … View full post on anonymous hacker – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National…
Indian hackers offer help to man suing Symantec (Reuters)
Reuters – A group of Indian hackers has offered support to an American man who filed a lawsuit against Symantec Corp by publishing source code from a 2006 version of Norton Utilities, a software program at the heart of the legal dispute. View full post on Yahoo! News: Security News…
Indian hackers offer help to man suing Symantec
(Reuters) – A group of Indian hackers has offered support to an American man who filed a lawsuit against Symantec Corp by publishing source code from a 2006 version of Norton Utilities, a software program at the heart of the legal dispute. A spokesman for the group, which is known…
Hacker says will release Symantec source code (Reuters)
Reuters – A computer hacker said on Friday it would release the source code for Symantec Corp’s Norton antivirus software, citing a lawsuit that had been filed against the company. View full post on Yahoo! News: Security News View full post on National Cyber Security
Indian hacker lords have Symantec antivirus code
The stolen code is four to five years old and the Mountain View, California, company stressed that the there were no signs that customer information had been tampered with, and they stated that their own security networks had not been breached. The Lords of Dharmaraja say they took the files…
Symantec fears leak of Norton AntiVirus source code
Symantec is investigating claims by a group of hackers that they are in possession of source code for its Norton AntiVirus (NAV) product. The group, which uses the name “The Lords of Dharmaraja,” claims to have stolen Symantec source code and documentation from the servers of Indian intelligence agencies, along…
Symantec: Hackers did steal code, but it’s old
Symantec confirmed late Thursday that hackers did in fact compromise a portion of its source code, but the stolen code is related to two enterprise security products that have been discontinued. The code belonged to Endpoint Protection 11.0 and Antivirus 10.2, which are four and five years old, respectively. Symantec’s consumer…
Symantec: parts of antivirus source code exposed (Reuters)
Reuters – Symantec Corp, the top maker of security software, said hackers had exposed a chunk of its source code, which is essentially the blueprint for its products, potentially giving rivals some insight into the company’s technology. View full post on Yahoo! News: Security News View full post on National…
Symantec confirms Adobe Reader exploits targeted defence companies
Security researchers at Symantec today confirmed that exploits of an unpatched Adobe Reader vulnerability targeted defense contractors, among other businesses. “We’ve seen [this targeting] people at telecommunications, manufacturing, computer hardware and chemical companies, as well as those in the defense sector,” said Joshua Talbot, senior security manager in Symantec’s security…
UPDATE 1-New cyber attack targets chemical firms – Symantec
* Security firm Symantec uncovers “Nitro” cyber attack* Says at least 29 chemicals firms, 19 others targeted* Some targets develop materials for military vehicles* Symantec traces attacks to … View full post on cyber attack – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security Gergory Evans