Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Hackers tried to extort $50,000 from Symantec after stealing source code

Hackers tried to extort $50,000 from Symantec after stealing source code

. A group of hackers demanded that Symantec pay $50,000 to prevent it from releasing stolen source code for several of the firm's software titles. Symantec reportedly confirmed that it was cooperating with a sting operation while communicating via email with a group of hackers claiming ties to notorious hacktivist group “Anonymous.” Those ties have not been confirmed. The email conversation was posted to Pastebin on Monday, and a Symantec representative confirmed to CNET that the emails were authentic.

Boy Genius Report, Hackers tried to extort $50,000 from Symantec after stealing source code

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