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Anti-virus giant Symantec subjected to $US50k extortion attempt - Sydney Morning Herald

Anti-virus giant Symantec subjected to $US50k extortion attempt
Sydney Morning Herald
Symantec, the biggest maker of computer-security software, said a person claiming to be part of the Anonymous group tried to extort $US50,000 ($46276) to keep it from posting stolen source code on the internet. “Symantec conducted an internal ...
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Avast accidentally identifies Steam as a trojan - TechSpot

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Avast accidentally identifies Steam as a trojan
TechSpot
By Matthew DeCarlo Just a quick heads up for Avast users: if you're having trouble opening Steam, your malware protection might be to blame. For over an hour Sunday morning, the free antivirus accidently flagged a Steam executable as a trojan and moved ...
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Symantec Extorted, Verisign Hacked: Are the Security Experts Defensible? - International Business Times

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Symantec Extorted, Verisign Hacked: Are the Security Experts Defensible?
International Business Times
By David Zielenziger: Subscribe to David's RSS feed Symantec, the owner of Norton Anti-Virus and other security software brands, said someone claiming to be part of Anonymous attempted to extort $50000 in return for not posting code. The world's No.

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Faronics beefs up anti-virus solution - SC Magazine UK

Faronics beefs up anti-virus solution
SC Magazine UK
Faronics has added process protection, intrusion detection and web filtering to its anti-virus product. According to the company, the updates to Anti-Virus 3.0 are in response to both increased customer demand and the constantly evolving threat ...

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