Hacker says will release Symantec source code

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…

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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…

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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…

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