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(CBS) - Hackers related to the group Anonymous recently attempted to extort $50,000 from the security software company Symantec. The hostage in question was the source code for Symantec's software pcAnywhere and Norton Antivirus.
Chenda Ngak
Hackers tried to extort $50000 from Symantec to keep source code private
Seeded on Sat Feb 11, 2012 10:47 AM EST
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Symantec has confirmed that the code is legitimate and was stolen during a 2006 breach of its network.
An e-mail exchange of negotiations between the authorities and the hackers, who are calling themselves Yamatough or Lords of Dhjarmaraha, was recently posted on the site PasteBin.
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#1 - Sat Feb 11, 2012 10:47 AM ESTIs it possible, even the unscrupulous ideals and principals of hackers are corrupted by money and the desire for material things. Of course...
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