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Hackers Publish Symantec’s Source Code After Extortion Attempt Fails

7:00AM February 8, 2012 | Jesus Diaz

Hacker YamaTough has published Symantec’s pcAnywhere’s source code. This program is used by users and companies to access personal computers remotely. The publication follows a $US50,000 extortion attempt that was made public last night. More »


AOL Tries To Extort Bogus Fees From Wall Street Journal Writer

11:15AM July 5, 2009 | Dan Nosowitz

AOL tried to squeeze a little over $US100 in fees from a customer for upgrades he hadn’t asked for, hadn’t approved, hadn’t used and of which he hadn’t even been notified. Unluckily for AOL, that customer is a professional writer. More »