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Hackers sought $50,000 from Symantec for anti-virus blueprint
Mountain View anti-virus company says negotiations were part of an email sting operation between the hacker and law enforcement officials posing as a Symantec employee.

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:30:18 -0800

Hackers sought US$50,000 from Symantec for anti-virus blueprint
BOSTON, Feb 7 — Hackers sought US$50,000 (RM150,500) from US anti-virus firm Symantec Corp in return for the stolen blueprints to its flagship products under what the company says was a sting operation run by an undisclosed law enforcement agency via emails. The company said the emails were in fact between the hacker and law enforcement ...

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:32:01 -0800

Anti-virus giant Symantec subjected to $US50k extortion attempt
Symantec, the biggest maker of computer-security software, said a person claiming to be part of the Anonymous group tried to extort $US50,000 to keep it from posting stolen source code on the internet.

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:10:30 -0800

Hackers wanted $50k from Symantec for anti-virus blueprint
NEW YORK, USA: Hackers sought $50,000 from U.S. anti-virus firm Symantec Corp in return for the stolen blueprints to its flagship products under what the company says was a sting operation run by an undisclosed law enforcement agency via emails.

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:57:13 -0800

Anti-virus maker AVG files for $125 million IPO
Anti-virus software maker AVG Technologies NV filed to raise up to $125 million in an initial public offering, looking to cash in on the increased demand for technology IPOs. AVG, which is known for its ...

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:48:06 -0800