“The communications with the person(s) attempting to extort the payment from Symantec were part of the law enforcement investigation,” company spokesman Cris Paden announced, before adding that no cash has been forwarded to the person in question.
After that, Symantec made public the information that the hacker, whose part of a group called Lords of Dharmaraja and affiliated with Anonymous was in possession the source codes, which were obtained back in 2006.
The email negotiations with the hacker, who is supposedly a resident of Mumbai, India started on January 18. It is no wander the company has become a target for greedy hackers. Symantec’s Norton Internet Security is one of the most appreciated software out there that helps users fight against viruses, spyware and online identity theft.
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