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Flashback malware could have netted creators $10K daily, says Symantec
By redirecting the user to a new site affiliated with the attackers, Flashback is effectively causing lost revenue for Google.
Protect your laptop today with these 2 simple steps
In a study to determine what users who stumble upon lost mobile devices do to them, security vendor Symantec loaded phones with tracking and monitoring software, scattering 50 of them around New
Anonymous supporters tricked into installing Trojan, Symantec says
Computer users participating in distributed denial-of-service attacks as part of Anonymous could be in for an unpleasant surprise. According to a post on the official Symantec blog, some of these
Two lessons enterprises can learn from pcAnywhere
One month after initial reports of Symantec's pcAnywhere source code theft came to light; more news reports have surfaced relating to the popular remote access software. According to Jonathan Norman,
Even fully patched pcAnywhere installations vulnerable, says researcher
Even a fully patched pcAnywhere installation is vulnerable to remote attacks, according to a security researcher. As reported by InformationWeek, Jonathan Norman, director of security research at
Hacker posts Symantec's pcAnywhere code
A hacker posted the source code for Symantec's pcAnywhere product Tuesday, following a failed attempt to extort $50,000 from the security company, Reuters reported. The previous day, Symantec
Hackers tried to extort $50K from Symantec over source code
A hacker group has attempted to extort $50,000 from Symantec to keep the company's source code private. This was confirmed by Symantec in a statement, which noted that "an individual claiming to be
Symantec drops warning against use of pcAnywhere, but questions remain
Symantec has dropped its warning against the use of pcAnywhere that was issued last week. If you recall, a group of hackers claimed credit for stealing the source code for pcAnywhere and two older
Symantec warns against use of pcAnywhere in wake of code theft
Symantec has issued a warning to its customers to disable pcAnywhere remote access software after verifying that the source code was indeed stolen in a 2006 breach. A group of hackers identifying
Symantec buys LiveOffice cloud storage vendor
This week Symantec announced it purchased cloud archiving vendor LiveOffice for $115 million. The purchase makes sense because LiveOffice was already a Symantec OEM partner and it meshes nicely with
