Hacker posts Symantec source code after ransom demand fails [View all]
A hacker has released stolen source code from Symantec Corp., one of the largest computer security firms, after a phony set of ransom negotiations failed, according to the company.
The source code is part of a Symantec product called pcAnywhere, which allows users to log into and control home or work computers from remote locations. Access to the code could in theory give hackers insight into how to seize computers that use the software.
Symantec said the source code was for 2006 products that had since been updated with newer code. Even so, the company said, it had contacted customers in recent weeks to get them to apply software upgrades that could address known security problems.
The hacker, going by the name Yamatough, appeared to release a tranche of the code onto the controversial file-sharing site Pirate Bay on Tuesday, just as Symantec disclosed that ransom talks with the hacker were conducted by law enforcement personnel posing as a Symantec employee.
http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-hackers-post-source-code-from-symantec-remote-login-software-20120207,0,3686964.story
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