Sunday, 8. January 2012
Topic: SECURITY - on January 8, 2012 at 12:55:00 PM CET
Symantec confirms hacker theft of Norton anti-virus source code
Summary: Symantec, the anti-virus maker, has confirmed that a hacking group has stolen a “segment” of its flagship product. The group said it would make the source code available.
Symantec has confirmed that a “segment” of its flagship Norton anti-virus product’s source code was leaked onto the web this week.
The firm said that the code relates to two older enterprise products, one of which is no longer in production. But it said the breach was on a third-party network rather than its own, and will “not affect any current Norton product”.
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