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 »
According to email transcripts posted to Pastebin yesterday, and confirmed by the company, a group of hackers attempted to extort $US50,000 from Symantec in exchange for not releasing its stolen PCAnywhere and Norton Antivirus source code. More »
Symantec has been scrabbling around trying address a security breach from 2006 that came to light recently. But the fact that the company wasn’t sure its was hacked in the first place doesn’t exactly inspire confidence. More »
Last weekend, a hacking group calling itself “The Lords of Dharmaraja” claimed that it had obtained the confidential source code of Norton AntiVirus and that it would release the full code on Tuesday. Wait, that’s tomorrow. More »
Android smartphone owners are being advised to stay vigilant and on the lookout for new evidence of increased malware intrusions, say Symantec researchers. One piece of malware called ‘Android.Pjapps’ has back door capabilities designed to target Android-based smartphones and hides within the Steamy Window app, which was not a porn search portal when we last checked. More »
The only thing better than a robot may be a papercraft robot, and computer security software company Symantec clearly totally realises this. Because to better educate the public on various malware bots that can infect their systems, Symantec has released free thematic papercraft robots. And kudos to their marketing department–they aren’t covered in logos for Norton Antivirus or something. Here’s a picture of their identity theft bot. Hit the link to collect all two! [Symantec via boingboing]
You may have seen the first Japanese Norton 360 commercial featuring the Ultraman-esque Norton Fighter mascot a few months back. Now, Symantec has made what amounts to a full-length tokusatsu episode featuring the guy, and man is it great. While the first go-round pretty much looked like a few dudes running around Tokyo with a Handycam, this new release’s production value has upped considerably – complete with faux-vintage film grain look and a kickin’ soundtrack. We’ve also got a cute maid from a maid cafe, spam puns, an evil botnet named Botlas and a stunning Akihabara nerd attack! I won’t ruin the rest for you–check out part two below. My hat’s off to whoever Symantec is using for this ad campaign. Bravo. Now if only their software was as svelte as the yellow-suited future ninja they have advertising it. More »
newVideoPlayer("nortonfighter_gawker.flv", 475, 286);We’re not passing any judgment on Symantec’s Japanese advertising campaign where they take an Ultraman-like character and have it beat up several black “virus” characters on the street to hype their Norton 360 product. Why? Because it’s actually pretty awesome. Way more awesome than the crappy anti-virus ads we get here in the US, which lack distinct a “men on the street screwing with people” vibe. Even if it’s slightly and subtly touching on Japanese racism to have a yellow-colored man beating up a bunch of black-colored men. We still approve (minus the racism part). [Norton Fighter via Japan Probe] More »
