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Norton 2013 Begins Public Beta, Introduces Windows 8 Support
Online Security Norton 2013 series of products is now available for beta testing. Apart from cosmetic changes, the biggest improvement is complete Windows 8 support. Read More »
Symantec Discards Code Stolen by Anonymous as Harmless
Online Security When Symantec tried to play the hacker Yama Tough, who claims to have the code, he got impatient and released the code online on 6 February. After analyzing the leaked code, Symantec has declared that it is a five-year-old code, and its patches are enough to keep users safe. Read More »
Leaked Email Exchange Indicates Hacker Group Trying to Extort Money from Symantec
Tech News Anonymous has made a Pastebin dump of email exchanges between a Symantec representative called Sam Thomas and Yamatough, the spokesperson of the hacker group Lords of Dharmaraja.The hacker group is accusing Symantec of ‘bribing’ them in order to prevent the release of the pcAnywhere source code. Looking at the email exchange however, it seems that the hacker group was in fact trying to extort money from Symantec. Read More »
Symantec admits a 2006 Network Breach led to Source Code Leak
Online Security Symantec has now retracted its previous statement that the security breach which led to the leak of source codes of their older security products happened at a third part server, reports Reuters. Read More »
Stuxnet Worm May Be Quietly Making Way Into India
Indian Technology According to Internet Security Giant Symantec, this Windows-specific computer worm - Stuxnet, has already affected more than 10,000 Indian systems, across power units and petrochemical plants. Read More »